DUBAI: Eight Indians were killed along with nine others of different nationalities when a bus from Oman they were travelling in met with an accident in Dubai on Thursday evening.
Dubai Police said that the bus carrying 31 people "overrun a traffic signal" and crashed into a sign on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road near the Rashidiya exit on Thursday evening. Five were critically injured, reported Khaleej Times. The Indian consulate in Dubai said that at least eight Indians were among the dead.
The police did not elaborate on what caused the bus driver to hit the sign, though police warn that "sometimes a minor error or negligence" can be fatal.
1/2) We are sorry to inform that as per local authorities and relatives it is so far confirmed that 8 Indians have passed away in Dubai bus accident. Consulate is in touch with relatives of some of the deceased & awaits further details for others to inform their families.
The Indians were identified as Rajagopalan, Feroz Khan Pathan, Reshma Feroz Khan Pathan, Deepak Kumar, Jamaludeen Arakkaveettil, Kiran Johnny, Vasudev and Tilakram Jawahar Thakur.
Mwasalat, a government-owned bus company in Oman, said the crash involving its Muscat-to-Dubai route happened at 6 p.m. Thursday. It said it would suspend the service for the immediate future.
(With AP inputs)