Two killed in separate crashes on Emirates Road


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DUBAI // Two people were killed in separate traffic incidents on Emirates Road on Wednesday and Thursday.

Brig Saeed bin Suliman, director of Al Rashidiya Police Station, said a 43-year-old man was killed in an incident involving three lorries on Wednesday. Another person sustained moderate injuries.

On Thursday at about 1am, a 20-year-old man was killed when his vehicle crashed into the back of a lorry on the E611 near Al Maktoum Airport.

Lt Col Ahmed Burqibah, deputy director of the Search and Rescue Department, said the victim was trapped in his vehicle, and rescue units had to cut him out.

He urged people to drive safely and abide by the speed limits.

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