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Horrific accident on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot
Source:GulfNews
Abu Dhabi: At least three people were killed and nearly 350 injured in a horrific 60 vehicle pile-up on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot on Tuesday. . Images from the crash scene, which you can view by clicking the source below, are incredible, including the one shown above
However, Gulf News has learnt that the death toll could be five. The 25km stretch of the UAE's busiest highway from Abu Dhabi to Dubai was closed for more than five hours, resulting in huge tailbacks during rush hours.
Police said among the 347 injured, six people were critical, while 39 suffered medium injuries. The remaining suffered minor injuries. Police said 25 vehicles caught fire following the accidents caused by poor visibility due to the thick fog and lack of attention by motorists.
Dubai: “I have not seen so many people injured on the road in the UAE. This is nothing short of a disaster," said Suresh Mohandas, a motorist who escaped with a bruised knee.
It was quite chaotic because of the thick blanket of fog. But then as things started to the in clear the scene that hit my eye was shocking. The injured were lying everywhere. There were cars in flames”.
Shaleela Salem, another eye witness who had a close escape said: “I was one of the eye witnesses of the entire accident. I was on the fast track when I saw a person within 50m distance waving his hands to stop me or slow me down. I did not exactly get his message across.
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Eyewitness accounts of UAE road crash
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"Less than 50m ahead, I could see a whole load of cars hit together and still being hit from behind by other drivers who could not apply brakes on time. Since I had no option, I took an immediate right turn to avoid hitting the herd of cars ahead.
"In a moments flash, I turned my steering without even turning to look if there were any cars towards my right. To my luck and Gods grace, my right track was clear at that moment of time and I applied hard brake and stopped on the extreme right side.
"It was a horrible site on my right to see cars continuously speeding and bashing the cars. Due to the fog, my visibility was much restricted. There were people and labourers on the road.”
Tim Anderson a British national who was stranded for more than two hours in the traffic said the scene of the carnage was straight from a Hollywood movie.
He said: “I have never seen anything like this. The fog was really thick and there were people speeding. It was really crazy. There were plenty of motorists who were driving with their hazard lights on.
"It took awhile for the helicopters to arrive on the seen but then again you can’t blame them because the weather conditions were not favorable for them. But the paramedics were on the job straight away.”
Rachael Johnson, an Australian motorist who was at the accident scene said: “There were some buses that were involved in the accident and I am just glad to see that the buses did not overturn.
"What really got be irritated was when I saw some of the motorists busy clicking away pictures on their mobile phone instead of helping the injured. Some of the motorists who were stranded in the traffic were seen offering water to those who were injured.”
Source:GulfNews
Abu Dhabi: At least three people were killed and nearly 350 injured in a horrific 60 vehicle pile-up on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot on Tuesday. . Images from the crash scene, which you can view by clicking the source below, are incredible, including the one shown above
However, Gulf News has learnt that the death toll could be five. The 25km stretch of the UAE's busiest highway from Abu Dhabi to Dubai was closed for more than five hours, resulting in huge tailbacks during rush hours.
Police said among the 347 injured, six people were critical, while 39 suffered medium injuries. The remaining suffered minor injuries. Police said 25 vehicles caught fire following the accidents caused by poor visibility due to the thick fog and lack of attention by motorists.
Dubai: “I have not seen so many people injured on the road in the UAE. This is nothing short of a disaster," said Suresh Mohandas, a motorist who escaped with a bruised knee.
It was quite chaotic because of the thick blanket of fog. But then as things started to the in clear the scene that hit my eye was shocking. The injured were lying everywhere. There were cars in flames”.
Shaleela Salem, another eye witness who had a close escape said: “I was one of the eye witnesses of the entire accident. I was on the fast track when I saw a person within 50m distance waving his hands to stop me or slow me down. I did not exactly get his message across.
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Eyewitness accounts of UAE road crash
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"Less than 50m ahead, I could see a whole load of cars hit together and still being hit from behind by other drivers who could not apply brakes on time. Since I had no option, I took an immediate right turn to avoid hitting the herd of cars ahead.
"In a moments flash, I turned my steering without even turning to look if there were any cars towards my right. To my luck and Gods grace, my right track was clear at that moment of time and I applied hard brake and stopped on the extreme right side.
"It was a horrible site on my right to see cars continuously speeding and bashing the cars. Due to the fog, my visibility was much restricted. There were people and labourers on the road.”
Tim Anderson a British national who was stranded for more than two hours in the traffic said the scene of the carnage was straight from a Hollywood movie.
He said: “I have never seen anything like this. The fog was really thick and there were people speeding. It was really crazy. There were plenty of motorists who were driving with their hazard lights on.
"It took awhile for the helicopters to arrive on the seen but then again you can’t blame them because the weather conditions were not favorable for them. But the paramedics were on the job straight away.”
Rachael Johnson, an Australian motorist who was at the accident scene said: “There were some buses that were involved in the accident and I am just glad to see that the buses did not overturn.
"What really got be irritated was when I saw some of the motorists busy clicking away pictures on their mobile phone instead of helping the injured. Some of the motorists who were stranded in the traffic were seen offering water to those who were injured.”
