22 Asian workers killed in road accident in UAE

February 05, 2013 01:31

In the worst accident in the history of the UAE, at least 22 people were killed on-the-spot and 24 others injured today when a bus carrying Asian labourers collided with a truck carrying construction materials during busy hours.

"Twenty-two people were dead at the scene and the bodies were taken to Al-Ain Hospital. There were 24 others injured, and their injuries ranged from minor and moderate to serious," Brig Gen Hussein Ahmed Al Harthi, Director of Abu Dhabi Traffic Police said. Till late in the evening, Indian embassy sources could not confirm or deny whether any Indian was among those dead or injured.

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