DUBAI: Eight people including six Nepalis were killed and six others were injured in a road crash involving a minibus and a heavy goods vehicle on one of Dubai’s busiest traffic routes.
According to Nepali Embassy in Dubai, the deceased are Ramesh Chaudhary, Dan Bahadur Satyal, Krishna Bahadur Pun, Narayan Prasad Pokharel, Deepak BK and Nayaram Saud.
Gulf News quoting social worker Nasir Vatanapally said the eight dead included six Nepalis, one Indian and one Pakistani. Barring one of the injured who is from Bangladesh, the remaining five are from India.
The minibus driver and seven passengers were declared dead at the scene. Two passengers were seriously hurt and four others sustained moderate injuries.
The incident occurred at 4.54 am on Monday, close to City Centre Mirdif mall on the way to Sharjah.
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