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The Omani who drove the bus that recently crashed into a road barrier in Dubai - killing 17 people - is now facing multiple charges, with the Dubai traffic prosecution demanding that he pay a total blood money of Dh3.4 million.
Salah Bou Farrucha Al Felasi, advocate-general and head of the emirate's traffic prosecution, said the 53-year-old driver will stand trial at the traffic court on charges that include causing the death of 17 passengers, inflicting injuries on 13 others, and causing damage to property.
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He said the prosecution shall demand that penalties be imposed on the driver based on the Federal Penal Code and the Traffic Law. These include up to seven years of imprisonment and a fine, on top of the blood money that shall be paid to the victims' families.
There were 30 passengers on the tourist bus that travelled from Oman to Dubai on June 6, at the tail end of the Eid Al Fitr holiday. Just a few minutes before it was supposed to reach its stop, the bus rammed into a road height restriction barrier that ripped through the left side of the vehicle.
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Fifteen passengers died on the spot, and the others were rushed to the hospital, according to earlier reports. Two more died later, raising the total death toll to 17.
Caused 17 Deaths and Injury of 13 PassengersDuring the prosecution's investigation, the driver admitted that it was his fault, Al Felasi said.
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