Click to play videoDubai: In one of the worst road accidents in the UAE, six people were killed and 287 others, including 30 Indians, were injured in a series of collision involving 200 cars due to heavy fog on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway this morning.
The accident took place at 6.30 in the morning on the border between Abu Dhabi and Dubai because of poor visibility. Due to the impact of collision, about 25 cars caught fire, police said.
According to officials in the Indian embassy, none of the dead include Indians, but unconfirmed reports said there were two Indians among the dead.
Srinivas Babu, first secretary in the Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi, told PTI that the embassy is in constant touch with the local authorities to provide relief to the injured Indians.
Those with serious injuries were taken to Al Rahba and Al Mafraq hospitals in Abu Dhabi, while those with minor ones were treated at the Rashid hospital in Dubai, a doctor of the hospital said.
Police said that bad weather hindered airlifting of the injured by the helicopters until 11.30 am.
One of victims, Tahir S, said, "I was involved in the first crash. I could hardly see anything because of the fog. It was horrible. You could only see 10m in front of you."
Khamis I Mohammad, deputy of traffic and patrol Abu Dhabi police said, "It was a disaster scene, everyone was speeding and after the first crash happened people just started hitting each other."
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