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Asian workers die in UAE accident | Asian workers die in UAE accident |
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At least 22 Asian workers have been killed and 24 injured in a road accident in the United Arab Emirates, police say. | |
A bus transporting workers collided with a lorry carrying construction materials in the Zakhir district of the oasis city of al-Ain. | |
According to GulfNews.com, most of the workers were cleaners of Indian, Bangladeshi or Pakistani origin. | According to GulfNews.com, most of the workers were cleaners of Indian, Bangladeshi or Pakistani origin. |
Millions of foreign workers, mostly from South Asia, live in the UAE. | Millions of foreign workers, mostly from South Asia, live in the UAE. |
The accident took place on the Old Truck Road during morning rush hour. | |
The lorry ended up on top of the bus, Gen Hussein al-Harithi, director of Abu Dhabi traffic police told state news agency WAM. | The lorry ended up on top of the bus, Gen Hussein al-Harithi, director of Abu Dhabi traffic police told state news agency WAM. |
He said the lorry had overturned when its brakes failed and that there had not been a safe distance between the two vehicles. | He said the lorry had overturned when its brakes failed and that there had not been a safe distance between the two vehicles. |
"Twenty-two people were dead at the scene," he said. "There were 24 others injured, and their injuries ranged from minor and moderate to serious." | |
The lorry was reported to be carrying either gravel or sand. | |
The per-capita death toll on UAE roads is among the highest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. | |
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