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Emirati parents die in Saudi crash, UAE sends plane for bodies

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Emirati parents die in Saudi crash, UAE sends plane for bodies

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Abu Dhabi - The accident also injured three sisters, who suffered mild to moderate injuries.

Published: Sat 2 Apr 2016, 8:50 PM

Updated: Sun 3 Apr 2016, 2:38 AM

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Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Interior, directed the relevant personnel at the Ministry of Interior to coordinate with the armed forces, to send an aircraft to transport the bodies and injured members of an Emirati family who suffered from a traffic accident in Saudi Arabia.
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The MoI and the Armed forces are coordinating with the Saudi authorities to ensure the transport of the family members by aircraft from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi. The aircraft is carrying a medical team from the UAE armed forces.
The Emirati family of five suffered a tragic traffic accident on Al Riyadh International Highway. The accident resulted in the death of the parents; while the three sisters suffered mild to moderate injuries.



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