Three children among six injured in four-car crash in RAK

Ras Al Khaimah - The six were shifted to the nearest hospital for treatment.

Three children among six people were injured in a four-car collision in Ras Al Khaimah on Wednesday morning.  
Colonel Ahmad Saeed Al Sam Al Naqbi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Department of the Ras Al Khaimah Police, said that the RAK police central operations room received a report regarding the accident.
"The erring driver lost control of the steering wheel and rammed into three other cars," Al Naqbi said.  
Police and ambulances immediately moved to the scene of the incident. 
Among the injured were the driver of the first car, "A 40-year-old Emirati along with his son of 4 years who sustained minor injuries, as well as a 35-year-old African national with his 34-year-old wife, and children aged six and 11, in the second car," he added. 
The erring driver and the third car driver sustained no injuries. 
The six were shifted to the nearest hospital for treatment.
The incident was handed over to the authorities for legal procedures.     
Al Naqbi urged drivers to "follow proper safety procedures and avoid stopping suddenly whilst driving." 
(With inputs from Ahmed Shaaban) 
 

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