A 24-year-old Egyptian delivery boy died on Tuesday morning in a road accident in the Sharjah Industrial Area. The deceased was on his way to deliver a KFC food order to a customer when he lost control over the motorbike he was driving. When he suddenly applied brakes of the motorbike on high speed, he was thrown up in the air before being dashed to the floor. Police patrol, traffic controllers and ambulance reached the site and rushed the man to the hospital where he underwent a surgery but passed away some time later. The body was sent to morgue for burial formalities. The Sharjah Police have launched an investigation on the accident. afkarali@khaleejtimes.com