Teen girl killed as car crashes into mountain

An 18-year-old Arab girl was killed in a car accident in Fujairah in the wee hours of Friday after she sustained critical injuries when the vehicle she was travelling in flipped over and crashed into a mountain. The four-wheel-drive vehicle was driven by her mother.

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Published: Mon 30 Jul 2012, 9:41 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:45 AM

The girl was one of the 10 boys and girls aged 10-18 travelling in the vehicle. All those inside the car suffered moderate to serious injuries and were rushed to the Fujairah Hospital. The driver’s daughter succumbed to her injuries after reaching the hospital.

According to Lt. Colonel Hassan Salem, acting Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Fujairah Police, the car crash happened on the New Schools Street when the 32-year-old Palestinian woman, identified as Taghreed Ali, was driving the car accompanied by her children and those of her friend.

Taghreed was on her way from a shopping centre, but suddenly the vehicle veered off the road to the left side after which she lost control of the vehicle which jumped the road median and turned over into a valley and smashed into a mountain.

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