Two dead after lorry hits barrier in Sharjah

Two Indians have died in an accident when a lorry carrying a sewage tank hit a cement barrier as it was entering a side road at high speed.

SHARJAH // Two Indians have died in an accident that took place this morning in the Sharjah Airport Free Zone, police have confirmed. A lorry carrying a sewage tank, which was coming from the main road, hit a cement barrier as it was entering a side road at high speed, said Col Ahmed bin Darwish, the head of the Sharjah police patrol unit. The tanker also struck a warehouse wall and brought it to the ground. Police were still clearing the scene and investigations were underway.