UAE.. The prosecution reveals preliminary details about the Fujairah accident and investigates its causes

The Public Prosecution in the Emirate of Fujairah in the UAE announced that it had begun its investigations into a serious traffic accident that occurred at dawn on Thursday on Sheikh Khalifa Road, resulting in the death of 14 people and the injury of about 30 others, in addition to damage to a number of vehicles and trucks. The Public Prosecution said, in a statement, on Friday, that a team of its members moved to the site of the accident immediately after receiving the report, under the guidance of the Attorney General, Counselor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, and headed by Haitham Ali Al Hammadi, the First Public Prosecutor of the Fujairah College Prosecution, to inspect the site, determine the circumstances of the accident, and take the necessary legal measures to uncover its causes and determine responsibilities, according to the Emirates News Agency, WAM.

According to the statement, the initial inspection showed that the accident witnessed two successive collisions on Sheikh Khalifa Road in the direction leading to Fujairah. The first collision occurred when a vehicle collided with a parked truck, while the second collision occurred when a truck loaded with two containers collided with a number of vehicles, before overturning, in an area where the right lane was closed due to maintenance work. The Public Prosecution ordered the seizure of the truck and the damaged vehicles, and the assignment of specialists to conduct the necessary technical examinations, including examining the braking system, extracting data from tracking devices and recording speed, to determine the technical causes of the accident and verify the extent of compliance with traffic safety requirements, according to WAM.

The statement added that the prosecution ordered, after interrogating the driver of the truck that caused the accident, that he be detained in custody and placed under the necessary guard in the hospital, in addition to conducting laboratory tests on him, seizing his passport and driver’s license, and assigning the competent authorities to prepare a comprehensive technical report on the two accidents. The prosecution continues to hear the statements of witnesses and injured people and complete investigations to determine the circumstances of the accident and legal responsibilities, in preparation for taking action against everyone proven responsible.

As part of efforts to identify the victims, the Public Prosecution ordered the assignment of forensic medicine to determine the causes of death, conduct DNA tests and match their results with samples from the relatives of the deceased, to ensure that the procedures for identifying the victims are completed in accordance with legal procedures. The Public Prosecution confirmed that investigations are continuing to verify all circumstances that led to the accident, and the extent of violations of traffic safety requirements or legal responsibilities that contributed to its occurrence.

She expressed her sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the deceased, and her wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured, stressing her keenness to complete the investigations accurately and quickly, in a way that ensures justice is achieved and the safety of road users is preserved. The UAE Ministry of Interior announced in a statement published on its official account on the “X” platform, previously Twitter, that the accident “involved 18 vehicles and 5 trucks, and according to preliminary information, it resulted in the death of 14 people and the injury of 30 others.”