DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , April 16– 2020 :- Dubai Police officer stopping the private vehicles and checking the movement permit near Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. Dubai is conducting 24 hours sterilisation programme across all areas and communities in the Emirate and told residents to stay at home. UAE government told residents to wear face mask and gloves all the times outside the home whether they are showing symptoms of Covid-19 or not.  (Pawan Singh / The National) For News/Online/Instagram
Dubai Police responded to a road accident in which three people were seriously hurt. Pawan Singh/The National

Two people killed in Dubai road crashes over the weekend


A motorcyclist died after crashing into a bus in one of two fatal accidents on Dubai's roads over the weekend.

The rider smashed into the back of the vehicle after it came to a sudden halt due to a mechanical failure, sadly dying as a result of his injuries.

The tragic incident occurred at about 1am on Saturday on Sheikh Zayed Road.

The age and nationality of the deceased have yet to be disclosed.

A pedestrian was killed in the early hours of Friday after he and a group of fellow workers, all of Asian descent, were struck by a car in Al Rashidiya.

Police said two of the workers who were standing on the left side of a two-way road in that area, were badly hurt.

“One died shortly and the other sustained serious injuries,” a Dubai Police source said.