Fujairah crash: 13-year-old boy among 4 Indian nationals killed in accident

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The boy was travelling with his parents when their vehicle was involved in the crash around midnight on Wednesday, a social worker from the Fujairah Indian Centre said ...

A 13-year-old boy has been identified by social workers as one of the four Indians killed in an accident in Fujairah. The boy was in the vehicle with his parents when it was involved in the crash at midnight on Wednesday, according to a social worker from the Fujairah Indian Center.

The family hailing from the Indian city of Gujarat were visiting the UAE when the accident occurred. According to the social worker, the boy’s parents and elder sister are in hospital with injuries. “We went to visit the family on Friday evening, and we saw the family from a glass screen,” the social worker said. “The Pakistani driver who was driving the family is also in the hospital.”

The family arrived in the UAE on October 6 for a visit and were on their way to the Fujairah airport to travel back to India. “Two of the boy’s uncles have now arrived from Gujarat in the UAE to finalise the paperwork,” he said.

It is not yet clear whether the boy will be buried in the UAE, or his body will be repatriated.

The UAE's Ministry of Interior early on Saturday confirmed the nationalities of those killed and injured in Thursday's multi-vehicle accident in Fujairah.

The 23-vehicle crash claimed 14 lives, including 10 Emiratis and four Indians, while 30 others were injured.

The injured included eight Emiratis, seven Indians, six Omanis, three Egyptians, two Jordanians, two Pakistanis and two Brazilians.

The UAE's Public Prosecution has launched an investigation into the accident and authorities have since outlined how the deadly incident unfolded. Preliminary investigations revealed that two consecutive accidents occurred on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road (E84), in the direction of Fujairah.

The first involved a vehicle colliding with a stationary truck, killing 21-year-old twins Mohammed and Misna and their three-year-old nephew. The three were laid to rest on Friday after funeral prayers which were attended by hundreds.

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