Pakistani drivers account for nearly a fifth of fatal road accidents in Dubai

Of the 160 people killed last year in traffic accidents, more than 30 were killed in accidents involving Pakistani drivers.

Drivers from Pakistan were involved in just over a fifth of all deaths as a result of accidents on Dubai’s roads last year, figures from the emirate’s police have revealed.

Of the 160 people killed last year in traffic accidents, 33 died and 577 were injured in accidents involving Pakistani drivers.

Emirati motorists were involved in accidents in which 30 people were killed and 467 were injured, while 28 people died and 432 were injured in accidents involving Indian drivers.

In 2012, 123 people were killed on the emirate’s roads. Thirty-two died in accidents involving Indian motorists, 29 people involving Emiratis and 26 involving drivers from Pakistan.

Dubai Police’s figures for 2013 also show that most accidents that resulted in deaths took place on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road with 24 people killed. Emirates Road ranked second with 13 fatalities and Sheikh Zayed Road was third with nine deaths.

Drivers over 50 years old were involved in most accidents that resulted in either deaths or injuries, standing at more than 8 per cent, the statistics revealed, while 30-year-old drivers ranked second at a little more than 5 per cent.

Dubai police recorded more than 2,940 accidents in 2013 with more than 1,550 resulting in deaths or injuries, an increase on the previous year.

In 2012, 1,543 accidents resulted in fatalities or injuries out of a total of 2,940 recorded.

Indian motorists were involved in traffic accidents in which 32 people died. Emiratis came second after being involved in accidents that killed 29 people and Pakistani drivers ranked third in accidents in which 26 people died.