ABU DHABI // Nine people, believed to be from two families, have been killed in a collision at Al Alaya intersection in Oman.
Omani Police said one of the victims, an Emirati woman, was on her way to Muscat with her three sons when the family car collided with a Hyundai carrying an Omani family of five.
The Emirati victim was married to an Omani national and lived in Masnaa.
A third vehicle, a lorry, was involved in the collision after trying to swerve out of the way, Al Ittihad, the Arabic-language sister paper of The National, reported.
Police urged motorists to be cautious while driving, especially at intersections.
Saleh Al Ghailani, chief of police in Oman’s North-Eastern province, gave his condolences to the families of the victims.
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