(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) An Egyptian young man, in his thirties, succumbed to fatal injuries he received after the car he was driving veered off the road and turned over several times here in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah late on Sunday.
Two other Egyptian young men, who were travelling in the same sports black car driven by the victim, sustained grave injuries and were shifted to the nearest hospital for treatment and medical care. The duo, also in their thirties, were stuck in the totally damaged car until the rescue teams and paramedics pulled them out, and provided them with first aids on the spot, according to a senior officer. Lt-Col Shaikh Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, head of traffic and patrols section with the traffic and patrols department in the central operations department, RAK police, said they responded to the accident report in a record time. "The trio suffered gruesome injuries and fractures all over their bodies, and bled excessively that one of them could not make it and instantly died whereas the two others were admitted to the intensive care unit of the Saqr hospital." The accident file has been referred to the traffic prosecution for due legal procedures, he added. "All drivers need to be careful and attentive on the road, and reduce speed during late hours with low visibility for road users' safety and theirs." Brigadier Dr Mohammed Saeed Al Humaidi, director general of the central operations department, said the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has seen several gruesome accidents where a number of drivers and passengers were killed. "Speeding and jumping red signals are atop the fatal reasons that leave deaths and serious injuries behind, let alone the big financial loss." Traffic figures showed that the Ras Al Khaimah Police have fined 4,738 drivers in one week for flouting traffic rules and regulations. "The erring drivers were nabbed on the roads and highways of the emirate. Some were in absentia and others in the presence of the drivers." The RAK police deal with no tolerance with all traffic rules and regulations, mainly "those posing a risk to road users' safety, such as speeding, racing, reckless driving, and failing to give priority to pedestrians." Ahmed Shaaban Originally from Egypt, I have been in Dubai since December 2005. Before coming here, I worked as an English language instructor, chief En/Ar translator, proofreader, reporter in Egypt and Qatar. I have also worked as a reporter, correspondent and simultaneous translator with two satellite channels in Dubai. I have a masters degree in media, Cairo University, 2014, a bachelor degree in English language and translation, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1996, and three post-graduate diplomas in English language and Instruction. With over 19 years of experience in translation, interpretation, EFL instruction, and reporting. I am interested in technology, aviation, politics, as well as community, parliament and defence issues. I enjoy reading, writing, exercising, and surfing the web.