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Crash Involving 23 Vehicles Kills 14 in UAE
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- A late-night traffic jam at the entrance to Fujairah in the UAE turned deadly when a truck lost control, causing a chain-reaction crash that killed 14 people and involved 23 vehicles, including five trucks.
- The truck collided with another vehicle, overturned, and ignited a fire that spread through multiple vehicles in slow-moving traffic just before midnight.
- Thirty people were injured in the crash; about half have been discharged from the hospital, while others remain under medical care.
- Victims come from various nationalities, including Emirati, Omani, Indian, Brazilian, Pakistani, Jordanian, and Egyptian; among the deceased are twin 21-year-old siblings and their 3-year-old nephew from India.
- Authorities are using DNA testing to identify some victims due to the severity of the crash and resulting fire.
