Due to Heavy fog
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, January 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]
Two
people were killed and seven others sustained mild to severe injuries
in an accident involving three cars. The accident occurred on Friday
morning in Zayed City in the Western Region, Abu Dhabi, during thick
fog, which horizontal visibility.
Colonel Hamad Nasser
Al Bloushi, Head of Peripheral Regions Traffic Department at Abu Dhabi
Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, explained that three vehicles, a
pick-up, a bus, and a petrol tanker had crashed into one another. The
crash caused a massive fire that erupted in the bus and the tanker.
Colonel
Al Bloushi said, "Police and Traffic patrols as well as ambulance teams
were rushed to the scene immediately upon receiving notification about
the accident. The injured were evacuated and transferred to hospitals
for treatment, five of whom were released after receiving the necessary
treatment."
Colonel Al Bloushi stressed the importance
of exercising caution while driving on internal and external roads,
especially during the late hours of the night until the early hours of
the morning. He also called upon motorists to leave sufficient safe
distance between vehicles, to refrain from overtaking other vehicles,
and to avoid other driving errors, such as using the hazard lights while
driving in the fog, which may lead to traffic accidents.
Additionally,
he called upon heavy vehicles' companies, operators and drivers to
avoid using roads during fog, until the fog clears and visibility is
good. He reiterated his warning to motorists to stop their vehicles off
of the road, turn off their warning lights, and take all precautionary
measures that will assure their safety while driving in foggy
conditions. He also urged drivers to reduce speed gradually, drive
cautiously at a speed that suits the surrounding conditions, to be able
to avoid eventual road surprises in foggy weather.
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The
Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official,
authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation
only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text,
which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.
Contacts
The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317
E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com
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