Dubai Police warning as 19 people injured in road accidents

In one accident a driver lost control on Downtown's Boulevard and flipped the vehicle over

Two people died and 11 others were injured on February 20, when a bus collided with another vehicle in the Ramah area, on the road from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain. Photo: Abu Dhabi Police

Five people died in April 2021, when the driver of one car crashed into another on a motorway, in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. Photo: Abu Dhabi Police

Nineteen people were injured in separate traffic accidents in Dubai on January 27-28 this year. Photo: Dubai Police

A minibus collided with a motorcycle on January 27. The accident happened on an internal road along Al Asayel Street, towards Discovery Gardens. Photo: Dubai Police

Several vehicles crashed into one another on Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road on January 29, 2020, as drivers failed to keep a safe distance. Photo: Dubai Police

A man and his son sustained severe injuries when their motorcycle flipped over on Al Qudra Street in January. Photo: Dubai Police

Nineteen people were injured in different traffic accidents in Dubai over the weekend.

“Most of the accidents were caused by motorists failing to adhere to traffic laws and regulations,” said Brig Saif Al Mazrouei, head of Dubai Police’s traffic division.

The first accident which happened last Thursday on an internal road along Al Asayel Street, towards Discovery Gardens, involved a minibus swerving and colliding with a motorcycle.

"The motorcycle toppled over in the middle of the road causing the biker serious injuries," the officer said.

In a second accident on the same day, at a side street off Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard in Downtown, two women sustained minor injuries after an SUV veered off the road, hit a cement barrier and flipped over.

On Friday, a lorry driver lost control of his vehicle inside Al Maktoum International Airport and hit a cement barrier. He escaped unharmed.

"We received a report of an accident on Saturday on Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road involving a motorcycle and several vehicles, which was caused by failing to keep a safe distance," said Brig Saif.

"The crash left the motorcyclist severely injured.”

A man and his son were severely injured in another accident after their quad-bike flipped over in a desert area on Al Qudra Street. On Saturday, a minibus suddenly swerved on to the other lane of Sheikh Zayed Road and crashed into another vehicle near Al Khail Metro Station.

Three people were seriously injured in the accident, which caused huge tailbacks in the Marina area. Two motorcycles collided into two cars on Saturday night due to lack of safe distance and resulted in the injury of four people.

In a five-car pile up on Dubai-Al Ain road, three people sustained moderate to serious injuries.

"Primary investigation attributed the accident to the sudden breakdown of one of the vehicle’s engine in the middle of the road," said Brig Al Mazrouei.

Two more people sustained minor to severe injuries after their three-wheeler flipped over on a sand area in a horse-riding club in Al Warqa.