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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. | 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. | 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 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." | "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 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. | The per-capita death toll on UAE roads is among the highest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. |