Horrible cars pile-up occurs on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway

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Posted by Al on Mar-12-2008 01:36:

Horrible cars pile-up occurs on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway

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bu Dhabi: At least three people were killed and nearly 350 injured in a horrific 60 vehicle pile-up on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot on Tuesday.

However, Gulf News has learnt that the death toll could be five. The 25km stretch of the UAE's busiest highway from Abu Dhabi to Dubai was closed for more than five hours, resulting in huge tailbacks during rush hours.

Police said among the 347 injured, six people were critical, while 39 suffered medium injuries. The remaining suffered minor injuries. Police said 25 vehicles caught fire following the accidents caused by poor visibility due to the thick fog and lack of attention by motorists.

Lieutenant General Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior, said coordination by officials contributed to limiting the fatalities. Quick response by the rescue and ambulance department officials helped save lives and in reopening the road to traffic at the earliest. He called on all road users to exercise caution, especially during early morning when visibility is low.

Colonel Osman Al Tamimi, Director of the Emergency and Safety Management section of Abu Dhabi Police said the central operations room received a call at 6.39am informing about a series of pile ups between Bahia bridge and Ghantoot bridge in the direction towards Dubai. Ambulances, fire engines and helicopters of the Air Wing were despatched immediately.

Dubai police and support teams from Armed Forces as well as a number of traffic patrols joined the rescue operations.

"The officials worked towards moving the injured to the nearest hospitals and extinguishing the fire," he said, adding that the roads were reopened for traffic in record time.

An Abu Dhabi traffic police officer at the crash site said: "The crash happened because everyone was speeding despite the severe weather conditions. Drivers weren't leaving a safe distance between cars and this resulted in everyone hitting each other after the first crash."

Posted by Orko on Mar-12-2008 01:48:

We had worse about a month ago.

Posted by LKD on Mar-12-2008 01:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
We had worse about a month ago.

over there theres no snow to cause unfavourable conditions

ps. wtf

Posted by I_Am_Vince on Mar-12-2008 02:05:

i wonder how it started?

Posted by Al on Mar-12-2008 02:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Invasionmix
i wonder how it started?

read the article

quote:
accidents caused by poor visibility due to the thick fog and lack of attention by motorists.

Posted by Orko on Mar-12-2008 02:36:

quote:
Originally posted by El K Dee
over there theres no snow to cause unfavourable conditions

ps. wtf

So snow is the only cause of "unfavourable conditions"?
- sand storms
- fog
- rain
- camels
- TERRORIST!

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-12-2008 02:53:

quote:
Originally posted by jeeper_095
read the article

LOL! Owned.

Posted by I_Am_Vince on Mar-12-2008 02:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Jem_hadar
LOL! Owned.

lol I know I was just looking at a picture and pre-maturely asked that question

Posted by Ryan1524 on Mar-12-2008 03:28:

I'm guessing THIS type of sport some of them tend to do with cars don't help either. We have crazy white-outs during snowstorms or even fog too. Add to that the slippery roads from all the ice/snow. How come there's no such extravagant donation to the organ bank over here?

Posted by infinity HiGH on Mar-12-2008 04:02:

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An Abu Dhabi traffic police officer at the crash site said: "The crash happened because everyone was speeding despite the severe weather conditions. Drivers weren't leaving a safe distance between cars and this resulted in everyone hitting each other after the first crash."

Idiots.

Posted by Orko on Mar-12-2008 04:48:

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Mar-12-2008 12:50:

Re: Horrible cars pile-up occurs on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway

quote:
Originally posted by jeeper_095
An Abu Dhabi traffic police officer at the crash site said: "The crash happened because everyone was speeding despite the severe weather conditions. Drivers weren't leaving a safe distance between cars and this resulted in everyone hitting each other after the first crash."

but going 150 km/hr on the 401 seems just perfectly fine now.

Posted by LKD on Mar-12-2008 16:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Ryan1524
I'm guessing THIS type of sport some of them tend to do with cars don't help either. We have crazy white-outs during snowstorms or even fog too. Add to that the slippery roads from all the ice/snow. How come there's no such extravagant donation to the organ bank over here?

umm thats Saudi Arabia...in the UAE we prefer 2 wheel stunts...

Posted by LKD on Mar-12-2008 16:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
So snow is the only cause of "unfavourable conditions"?
- sand storms
- fog
- rain
- camels
- TERRORIST!

all those are rarities.....there are some years with absolutely no rain..

PS. ur right about terrorists...all arab nations constantly face terrorism

Posted by Search&Rescue on Mar-13-2008 18:45:

quote:
Originally posted by El K Dee
umm thats Saudi Arabia...in the UAE we prefer 2 wheel stunts...

haha, +1 at that.

but yeah, last christmas break when I went there....I actually had to fear for my life sometimes when driving...and all the detours because of such crazy construction work going on was fucking annoying

Posted by rabbitjoker on Mar-13-2008 19:58:

quote:
Originally posted by Search&Rescue
....

Your name + this thread = awesome.

Posted by dkny_stylez on Mar-13-2008 20:37:

stupid rich retards can't drive

Posted by Search&Rescue on Mar-13-2008 23:17:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Your name + this thread = awesome.

gooood catch. although i don't relate it to what its actually meant for.

Posted by Desert_Storm on Apr-08-2008 11:56:

quote:
Originally posted by El K Dee
umm thats Saudi Arabia...in the UAE we prefer 2 wheel stunts...

so do qataris.