Dubai road accident: Police reveal reason behind horrific crash that killed 8

Eight people were killed and six were injured in a road accident in Dubai on Monday morning.

The accident took place on the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road, Dubai Ambulance said, adding that the accident involved a minibus and a truck, and took place before Mirdif City Centre, towards Sharjah.

According to a Dubai Police source, first inspection of the site revealed that the accident took place because of lack of adequate distance between the two vehicles, Arabic daily Emarat Al Youm said. A further investigation is being carried out.