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Omani bus driver jailed for Dubai crash released on bail
Dubai - The tragic crash had claimed 17 lives.
Emirati lawyer Mohammed Saif Al Tamimi, who is representing the driver at the Dubai Court of Appeals, confirmed to Khaleej Times the release which happened on Thursday.
The bail conditions included depositing the defendant's passport, in addition to two other passports. "It is the first hearing of the appeal process. The trial will continue in September," Al Tamimi pointed out.
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It ordered the defendant to pay Dh3.4 million in blood money to the families and heirs of the crash victims.
The court also ordered in its ruling that the defendant's driving licence be suspended for one year and that he be deported after serving his prison time and paying, in addition to the blood money, a Dh50,000 fine.
During the trial, the driver told the court that the sunshade placed in front of him to protect his eyes blocked his proper view of the road.
Advocate-General and head of the Traffic Prosecution Salah Bou Farrucha Al Felasi earlier said that the driver admitted to not following the signboards and not sticking to the bus lane while driving a bus with 30 passengers during the prosecution investigation.
Technical reports showed that the defendant drove the bus on the second lane from the left, the lane meant for cars, at 94kmph, exceeding the speed limit by more than double.
He hit first the overhanging metallic parts (used to alert the high vehicles) and then crashed head-on into the overhead metallic barrier from the left side of the bus. As many as 15 passengers died on the spot and the others were rushed to hospitals. The bus, which got severely damaged, stopped 44 metres away from the crash site.
The traffic prosecution head stressed on the fact that even though the defendant was a frequent driver on the Oman-Dubai route, he failed to pay attention to the warning signals and signboards. "There were warning signals 342 metres before the crash site. Those signals indicate the lanes and the allowed heights for all vehicles, including heavy buses. They warn of speed bumps ahead. There are also two big signboards to alert the motorists on the need to stick to the lanes -- one is located 317 metres from the crash site and the other before the metallic barrier where the crash happened. A sign set the speed limit on that road at 40kmph and there is an exit for high vehicles before the metallic barrier."
mary@khaleejtimes.com
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