Two killed and four injured in Emirates Road crash

Dubai Police said a heavy-duty lorry suddenly stopped in a lane that it was not meant to be in and a man in a pickup truck failed to brake in time.

Two people were killed and four others seriously injured in a crash on Emirates Road. Courtesy Dubai Police

DUBAI // Two people were killed and four seriously injured when a lorry and pickup truck collided on Emirates Road on Thursday morning, bringing the number of people killed on roads in Dubai during Ramadan to six.

Police said a heavy-duty lorry suddenly stopped in a lane it was not supposed to be in and a man in a pickup truck failed to brake in time.

Col Saif Al Mazrouei, director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, said: “A truck had suddenly stopped in the third lane from the left, in which trucks are not allowed.

“A man driving a pickup truck was approaching the heavy-duty vehicle and tried to brake for at least 50 metres but was unable to avoid collision.”

The incident took place just after the junction with the Sharjah-bound Al Awir Road.

Six people have been killed and more than 30 injured in 35 traffic incidents in Dubai since the beginning of Ramadan. According to the latest police statistics, 14 people were seriously injured, six sustained moderate injuries and 15 were minor cases. During Ramadan last year, seven people were killed and 40 injured in 87 incidents during the same time frame.

Col Al Mazrouei urged motorists to be cautious on the roads, especially in the hours before iftar. He also said that lorry drivers should always drive in designated lanes.