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5-year-old child dies in horrific road accident

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The accident site

The accident site

Sharjah - Police said that they received information about the accident at 7:00am after which they immediately dispatched the patrol, rescue unit, ambulance and the fire fighters to the site.

Published: Wed 20 Jul 2016, 4:00 PM

Updated: Thu 21 Jul 2016, 4:37 PM

  • By
  • Afkar Abdullah

A five year old child was killed and 23 people were injured after the minibus turned over several times and then caught fire on Al Mediag road in Wadi Al Helow area in Sharjah's Kalba.
Police said the accident was caused by the bus making a sudden diversion on the road. The accident happened around 7 am, and police patrol cars, the rescue unit, ambulance and fire fighters were despatched immediately.
The injured were rushed to Kalba hospital. Civil Defence doused the fire, and removed the completely gutted mini bus from the road.
Police urged motorists to follow traffic regulations and be alert to any sudden changes in road or traffic conditions to avoid such accidents.
afkarali@khaleejtimes.com 
 



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