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Dubai Police visit students injured in illegal school transport accident
Some of the survivors were still recovering at hospitals while others were already in their homes
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The students who survived the horrific rollover accident that killed a 7-year-old earlier this week received gifts and well-wishes from the Dubai Police.
The Dubai Police visited those who were still recovering at Al Jalila and Rashid Hospitals, as well as those who were already in their homes.
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The authorities on Saturday shared photos of their visit, saying they wished the students speedy recovery and hoped they could return to their studies soon.
Officers, led by Lt-Col Rashid Mohammed Salem, director of Lahbab Police Station, handed them flowers and gifts, too.
According to the Dubai Police, the accident happened along Hatta-Lahbab Road on Tuesday, resulting in the death of one student and the injury of 11 others, including the driver.
“Initial information suggests that the accident was caused by excessive speed, negligence, and lack of attention by the driver, leading to a loss of control over the vehicle, which veered suddenly, collided with a metal barrier, and overturned in the sandy area off the road,” the authorities added.
A police source earlier told Khaleej Times the 12 passengers — all Asians — were packed into a car, which is a gross violation of the passenger limit and a punishable offence in the UAE.
In a separate interview, one of the surviving students named S.T. – who was in the car – recounted to Khaleej Times what happened.
“It happened so quickly. The car hit the iron barrier and overturned maybe two or three times. The glass broke and sand got in. I closed my eyes and prayed for the car to stop rolling,” shared the young Bangladeshi student.
S.T. said the accident occurred close to a construction site. “Labourers came running; they helped to turn the car over and saw the boy had been trapped under it. Everyone immediately started reciting duas.”
She and 11 others were crammed into the 7-seater SUV that a group of parents hired to ferry the students to their schools in Garhoud from their respective homes near Madam area in Sharjah.
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