DUBAI // Traffic on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road was brought to a halt on Tuesday afternoon following an accident in Sharjah.
The Road Transport Authority (RTA) said on Twitter that the motorway was closed for an hour from 2.30pm and, at the time, it urged drivers to use Emirates Road instead.
Dubai Police confirmed that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road towards Sharjah was closed due to a major crash and they, too warned drivers to take alternative routes.
Details of any casualties were not immediately available.
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UAE squad
Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind
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Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE
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Cricket World Cup League Two
Oman, UAE, Namibia
Al Amerat, Muscat
Results
Oman beat UAE by five wickets
UAE beat Namibia by eight runs
Namibia beat Oman by 52 runs
UAE beat Namibia by eight wickets
UAE v Oman - abandoned
Oman v Namibia - abandoned