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Four killed on the spot as truck rams into pick-up on Al Dhaid road

SHARJAH - Three Pakistanis and an Indian died on the spot in a horrific accident yesterday morning on the Sharjah-Al Dhaid Road between the Al Dhaid Bridge and Al Zubair district.

A heavy truck crashed into a pick-up which flipped over several times around 5.45am. The four deceased were travelling in the pick-up.

Colonel Abdullah Al Dukhan, Deputy Director-General of Sharjah Police, said the accident occurred when the pick-up's driver entered the Sharjah-Dhaid Road from an entry point without checking the extreme right lane of the highway. The truck driver who was also speeding did not expect a vehicle to enter the lane suddenly.

The truck loaded with sand rammed the pick-up, causing the latter to flip over several times. Due to the crash, the engine cabin of the truck separated from its body and fell on the pick-up, which was the reason behind the instant death of the four passengers of the pick-up, he said.

The driver of the heavy truck is safe. The operations room received a call about the accident and immediately dispatched the Anjad and ambulance units to the site. They shifted the bodies to Al Kuwaiti Hospital morgue and opened the road for traffic without much delay.

Al Dukhan said the Al Dhaid Road is one road that witnesses fatal accidents frequently. Recently, six Asian expatriates died and 15 others were injured in an accident involving a heavy truck and a bus transporting workers.

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