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9-year-old boy run over by car in Sharjah, dies

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9-year-old boy run over by car in Sharjah, dies

Sharjah - The driver has been arrested.

Published: Sun 8 Apr 2018, 12:00 AM

Updated: Mon 9 Apr 2018, 6:42 PM

A nine-year-old Djiboutian boy died on the spot after being run over by a speeding car on Al Khan Road on Sunday morning. The driver of the car has been arrested.

Police received a call at the operations room informing them about the accident at 11am. Police patrols, traffic experts and an ambulance were immediately dispatched to the site. When the teams reached the spot, they found that the boy had already died due to severe injuries to the skull and chest.

The body of the boy was shifted by the ambulance to the morgue of Al Qasimi Hospital. The driver was held and taken into police custody.



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