Summary
A truck lost control in slow-moving traffic at the entrance to Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, causing a crash involving 23 vehicles and killing 14 people. The collision sparked a fire, injured 30 people and led authorities to use DNA tests to identify the dead.Key Facts
- The crash happened just before midnight at the entrance to Fujairah.
- The 23 vehicles involved included five trucks.
- Officials said the truck hit another vehicle, overturned and struck vehicles stopped in slow-moving traffic.
- The truck caught fire, and the blaze spread to several vehicles.
- Thirty people were injured and taken to hospital; half were later discharged.
- Police said the injured people included Emirati, Omani, Indian, Brazilian, Pakistani, Jordanian and Egyptian nationals.
- The dead included Emirati nationals and Indian citizens.
- DNA tests are being used to identify the bodies.
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