Six killed in UAE road accidents

Six people, including two women, were killed in traffic accidents in Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) over the weekend, UAE daily Gulf News reported on Sunday.

Two women were killed and three others were wounded in a deadly road accident in RAK.

According to Colonel Abdullah Al Munkis from RAK police, the accident happened on Friday night at Al Jazeera Al Hamra Road, when the car driven by a 42-year-old Arab woman suddenly swerved onto the side of the road. The woman was accompanied by her 14-year-old daughter and her three friends, who are sisters, as they headed for a picnic.

The mother and the daughter, who were sitting in the front seat, were killed on the spot, while the three sisters were immediately taken to the hospital, the report said.

Meanwhile, a 19-year-old Emirati man died on the spot on Friday evening in a traffic accident at the Awafi area of RAK and two others sustained serious injuries.

In Dubai, two Indian men were killed and three were critically injured in an accident on Al Khail Road on Saturday morning.

The injured are fighting for their lives in hospital. They were travelling in a car, which skidded off the road and crashed into a lamp post on the side of the road.

The 40-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle due to speeding and slippery road conditions, Gulf News reported, citing a police report.

In Sharjah, a truck driver died when his truck crashed into University Bridge on the Sharjah-Maliha road.