8-year-old girl killed in RAK car accident
ras al khaimah — An eightyear-old Emirati girl succumbed to injuries she received after the car she was travelling in collided with two other cars here in Al Dheit area in the emirate.
The victim’s seven-year-old sister, who was travelling in the same car driven by their 32-year-old mother, also received several injuries in the accident, according to a senior police officer.
The central operations room of the RAK Police dispatched traffic police, ambulances, paramedics and rescue teams to the site in a record time.
Brigadier Hassan Ibrahim Ali, deputy director-general of the central operations department of the RAK Police, on Monday said initial enactment of the accident showed that the mother was driving her car properly. “Another car driven by a 33-year-old Emirati woman, who is blamed for the accident, entered the main road from a side street without checking.”
He added: “The mother veered off the road after the collision and accidently moved to another lane where she collided with another car driven by an Asian driver in his 30s.”
“The eight-year-old daughter died on the spot, while the sevenyear-old sustained serious injuries.” The mother and the driver of the third car were also injured.
“They have all been shifted to the nearest hospital for treatment and medical care.” Brig Ali said the accident file has been referred to the traffic prosecution. ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com