A total of 17 people have died and five critically injured in a bus accident in Dubai.
The incident took place on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road near the Rashidiya exit on Thursday.
According to reports, the bus was carrying 31 people returning from Oman after the Eid holiday when it crashed into a height barrier.
Dubai Police initially reported 15 fatalities but nearly two hours later, two more were confirmed dead.
An investigation is currently underway and Dubai Police officials are calling on drivers to be more cautious and abide by road rules to avoid such unfortunate incidents.
#هام | في تمام الساعة 5:40 من مساء اليوم، وقع #حادث مروري بليغ لباص مواصلات على متنه 31 راكب يحمل لوحة أرقام سلطنة عمان على شارع الشيخ محمد بن زايد وتحديدا (مخرج الراشدية) الى محطة المترو نتج عنه وفاة 15 راكب من جنسيات مختلفة وإصابة 5 أشخاص آخرون بإصابات بليغة. pic.twitter.com/ma5FRPW9OX
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) June 6, 2019
الحاقا لحادث الباص المؤسف مساء اليوم، ازداد عدد المتوفين الى ١٧ شخص بعد أن فارقت قبل قليل امراة مجهولة الهوية من ضمن المصابين الذين تم نقلهم الى مستشفى راشد في دبي ولا يزال التحقيق جار عن أسباب هذا الحادث المؤسف.
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) June 6, 2019
#Announcement on the unfortunate accident which occured at Dubai and led to fatalities and injuries pic.twitter.com/X15z3woPxH
— Mwasalat | مواصلات 🇴🇲 (@mwasalat_om) June 6, 2019
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