After the tragic death of a 15-year-old Jordanian girl in an accident on the Dubai-Al Ain road last weekend, over 3,000 Al Ain residents attended her funeral, in a show of community spirit and great solidarity with the girl's family.
Her parents and siblings were seriously injured in the crash and rushed to Rashid Hospital for treatment, thanks to the quick actions of a doctor and good samaritan who happened to be driving by when the accident happened, and rushed to aid the injured family.
Amjad Jarrar, the young victim Dana's father and a professor at UAE University, recovered enough to be able to speak to Khaleej Times, at the hospital. Despite his pain and grief, Jarrar welcomed this reporter warmly.
The accident happened when their four-wheel drive vehicle drove into a pit and turned over several times. Tearfully, he recounted the incident, how the stranger doctor turned up to their aid, and how he constantly prays for his family's recovery and for more patience to accept God's will.
Everything just happened in seconds, recalled Prof Jarrar. Most clear in his mind are his children's screams. He said: "We were chatting along the way and everything was normal; my wife was driving and she suddenly lost control of the vehicle, which veered over to a sandy area on the roadside. But we were surprised by a pit there, which caused the car to turn over several times, throwing us all out of the vehicle.
"I will never forget what happened. especially hearing Dana and the other children's cries, calling for help."
When he pulled himself out of the wrecked vehicle, Jarrar found himself with a fractured left arm and experiencing chest pains. He then spotted
Dana, unable to breathe and her eyes getting wider. "A man had stopped to help us. he turned out to be a doctor. He tried to help my daughter breathe. We tried our best to revive her, but it was God's will.," Prof Jarrar drifts off.
Helplessly, he turned to his little son, whose face had turned blue was bleeding heavily. "I alerted the doctor, who helped to keep him alive. Many other people also stopped to help and call the Dubai Police. The air wing helicopter arrived so quickly and transported us to the hospital."
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