• Abu Dhabi Police said dozens of vehicles were involved in a series of collisions on the motorway between Rawdhat Al Reef bridge heading towards Shahama as the weather led to poor driving conditions.
    Abu Dhabi Police said dozens of vehicles were involved in a series of collisions on the motorway between Rawdhat Al Reef bridge heading towards Shahama as the weather led to poor driving conditions.
  • Colonel Hamad Nasser Al Balushi, Director of the Roads Department of Foreign Affairs at the Directorate of Traffic and Patrols, said officers responded to the reports and arrived at the scene in a few minutes.
    Colonel Hamad Nasser Al Balushi, Director of the Roads Department of Foreign Affairs at the Directorate of Traffic and Patrols, said officers responded to the reports and arrived at the scene in a few minutes.
  • Police were at the scene for about two hours as the damaged vehicles and debris were cleared from the road.
    Police were at the scene for about two hours as the damaged vehicles and debris were cleared from the road.
  • The accident on Thursday caused major tailbacks with some motorists reporting hour-long delays.
    The accident on Thursday caused major tailbacks with some motorists reporting hour-long delays.
  • The scene described by eyewitnesses was reminiscent of 2008 when more than 200 cars crashed in heavy fog during morning rush-hour on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai motorway near Ghantoot, killing four, injuring 350 others and leaving 20 cars blazing in the wreckage on what became known as Fog Tuesday.
    The scene described by eyewitnesses was reminiscent of 2008 when more than 200 cars crashed in heavy fog during morning rush-hour on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai motorway near Ghantoot, killing four, injuring 350 others and leaving 20 cars blazing in the wreckage on what became known as Fog Tuesday.

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Twenty injured in Abu Dhabi pile-up due to heavy fog — in pictures

Julie Nicholson

January 08, 2015

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Twenty people were injured in a pile-up on Thursday after dense fog once again blanketed parts of the UAE.

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