17 killed in Dubai tourist bus crash

Published : Friday, 7 June, 2019 at 12:59 PM Count : 608

At least 17 people were killed when a tourist bus met with an accident in Dubai on Thursday.

Khaleej Times reports that 17 people died and five others were critically injured when a bus full of holiday makers returning from Oman after the Eid holidays met with an accident near Rashidiya exit on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road at 5.40pm on Thursday evening.

In a tweet, Dubai Police confirmed that the accident had taken place when the bus carrying 31 people over ran a traffic signal near the metro station.

The police said 17 people of different nationalities had died in the accident while five were critically injured.

Quoting Indian consulate in Dubai, Gulf News says at least eight Indians were among the dead.

However, according to unofficial information from social workers at Rashid hospital, at least 10 Indians have died in the accident. Out of this, six are from Kerala, they said. Apart from this, two Pakistani nationals, one Omani and an Irish national are also said to be among those killed. Three bodies are yet to be identified.