DUBAI // Four people have been killed and six injured in road accidents since Sunday.
On Monday night, two people were killed and one injured in an accident involving two pick-up trucks on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road in Dubai.
Also on Monday, an Omani man, 45, died and a compatriot was injured after a lorry ran them over on the Al Madam-Kalba Road in Sharjah.
Sharjah Police said a tyre on the lorry, which was driven by an Indian man, exploded and the driver lost control. He hit the Omanis, who were standing behind their car on the side of the road. The injured man was taken to Al Dhaid Hospital.
And a pick-up flipped over on the Dubai-Al Ain Road, leaving two people injured.
Col Al Bannai said that the vehicle was loaded unsafely and was speeding.
On Sunday, an Asian maid was sweeping near her workplace in Jumeirah 1 when she was run over and killed by another Asian woman, said Col Jamal Al Bannai, acting Dubai traffic police chief.
That evening, a Pakistani man was seriously injured when two vehicles collided on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road in Dubai.
On the same day, about 10pm, there was a hit-and-run behind Emirates Grand Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road. The woman hit was seriously hurt.
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