One man has died and 11 others were injured in six <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/01/20/road-accidents-in-dubai-leave-one-dead-and-12-injured/" target="_blank">separate traffic accidents in Dubai</a> on Friday. Dubai police said the accidents were caused by motorists disobeying traffic laws. A cyclist was killed in the first incident when his bike crashed into a vehicle reversing towards a missed exit, while a second collision the same day involved a speeding car and a lorry on Emirates Road. In a third accident on Friday, three people were injured when two vehicles collided in Discovery Garden. "One of the cars jumped the red light signal and crashed into another car," said Col Jumaa Salem bin Suwaidan, Acting Director of the General Directorate of Traffic at Dubai Police. Another crash on Friday on Rebat Road involved a motorcycle and two cars that failed to keep a safe distance between them. In the fifth accident, a man was severely injured after he was hit by a car Sharjah-bound on Emirates Road. “This accident happened when the pedestrian was crossing the road from an undesignated area,” said Col bin Suwaidan. The last accident on Friday involved a police patrol car being crashed into by another vehicle on Emirates Road heading towards Dubai. The officers were attending to another accident when a car veered off the road and crashed into their cruiser. "The impact of the crash caused the car to bounce back and flip over before landing in the middle of the road,” said the official. Four people sustained mild injuries in the accident. The day before, a collision between two cars on the Dubai - Al Ain road caused one motorist to suffer severe injuries. A few feet from Ruwayyah Bridge, a driver swerved suddenly to the right and crashed into another car that had slowed down. And on Saturday, a collision on Al Quoz Industrial area 1, a car swerved into the path of a motorcycle leaving the rider in a serious condition. Another collision on Al Khawaneej Road the same day left a motorcycle rider in urgent need of help after the driver of the car that hit him left the scene of the incident. The senior police official warned against excessive speeding, improper overtaking, sudden swerving and distracted driving.
