Two killed, five injured in Dubai road crash

Two people were killed and five others injured in a traffic accident on Shaikh Rashid Road towards Dubai before Garhoud tunnel, police said yesterday.

Brigadier Ali Ganim, director of Al Muraqqabat police station, said the accident took place at 9:42am when a minibus crashed into a cement barrier after the vehicle’s tyre exploded.

“A man and a woman were killed and another man and four women suffered injuries. The minibus swerved after a flat tyre and hit the barrier and then crashed into a lamppost. The injured passengers were taken to Rashid Hospital for treatment,” Brigadier Ganim said.

Rescue teams

Lt Colonel Eisa Ahmad Salem, deputy director of Al Muraqqabat police station and other officers went to the traffic site with ambulances and a rescue team from Dubai Police. Other teams of the Roads and Transport Authority and Dubai Municipality also went to the scene.

Traffic experts were making the traffic report while other policemen were managing the traffic after the accident. Investigations are still ongoing.