ABU DHABI: Six people have died and 19 have been injured after a crash between a bus and a truck in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
The incident happened on Al Raha Beach Road on the outskirts of the UAE capital heading towards Dubai. According to Abu Dhabi Police, careless driving was the reason behind the accident.
In a video released by the Abu Dhabi Police showed two heavy trucks in the right hand lane slowing down because a car had appeared to stop or slow in front of them, before a bus ploughed into the back of the second lorry.
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Among the dead, five were women, one from Sri Lanka and one from Nepal, while, the only man killed in the crash was the Pakistani bus driver. The nationalities of the other three deceased are yet to be confirmed.
