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The Nepalese mission in Abu Dhabi and the Indian mission in Dubai have released names of seven of the who died in the horrific minibus crash that claimed the lives of eight workers in Dubai on Monday morning.
All the deceased from Nepal were aged between 30-35 years, Rita Dhital, the chief of mission and minister counselor at the Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi, told Khaleej Times.
The deceased from India, among the youngest, was born in 1995.
The men from Nepal who died in the accident are:
- Dhan Bahadur Sakatyal
- Narayan Prasad Pokhrel
- Krishna Bahadur Pun Magar
- Ramesh Chaudhary
- Nayaram Saud
- Dipak Bishokarma.
The Indian who lost his life in the accident was identified as Gnanasekaran Bose, aged 24, according to Jitender Singh Negi, the consul for labour, consular and MADAD at the Consulate General of India in Dubai.
According to Dhital, the blue-collared workers were working as cleaners for a company in Dubai. She said, "As per the rules, the company will take care of repatriation of their mortal remains after completing all necessary formalities."
Furthermore, officers from the Nepalese Embassy travelled to Dubai on Tuesday morning and are working with the local authorities to expedite procedures.
"We are in talks with the HR department of the company they worked for," added Dhital.
Meanwhile, Negi said, "There are five Indians admitted who are presently admitted to the hospital. One among them is in the ICU."
The mission revealed that the men worked for a security company in Dubai.
Khaleej Times has also reached out to the Pakistani diplomatic mission in Dubai for details on the eighth victim, which Dubai Police officials revealed was a Pakistani national.
More details are awaited.
dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com
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