Video: UAE helicopter lands on road to rescue accident victim

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Sharjah - Dramatic operation rescues man who sustained multiple injuries in two-vehicle collision in Sharjah

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Published: Wed 13 Oct 2021, 4:20 PM

Last updated: Wed 13 Oct 2021, 5:05 PM

A dramatic helicopter operation in the UAE helped transfer an accident victim to a hospital in the shortest time possible.

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The Asian had sustained injuries in a two-vehicle collision in Sharjah’s Nizwa.

The Ministry of Interior posted a video showing one its helicopters swooping down on the accident site on a road. Paramedics administered first-aid, before the victim was airlifted to Al Qassimi Hospital.

The ministry’s air wing routinely conducts rescue missions. Air support is extended during crashes in remote areas; and rescue operations around mountains and valleys, among others.


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