UAE Road Accident

While I was off for 2 days and busy dealing with my constipation, thanks to duphalac which made me feel a bit at ease today, I heard that there was an accident on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway. I was not sure if 'Pooch exaggerated the news or whoever told him, that 15 people were killed in that horrific accident yesterday morning. Some says that it was because of the thick fog which made everyone's visibility low. 3 days back while on my way to office, I noticed the thick fog. It's like walking literally on the clouds. I can't see the buildings and even the car that's just right in front of us. If it's foggy, they said, it's better you turn your headlight on so you'll see whether your nose will bump the car before you. But I don't think drivers practiced such thing yesterday. Well, we don't really know how the whole chaos started.

Read the excerpt of the news below. The whole story can be seen here.

Horrific accident on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot
by Rayeesa Absal and Kevin Scott, Gulf News staff reporters


Abu Dhabi: At least three people were killed and nearly 350 injured in a horrific 60-vehicle pile up on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot on Tuesday.


However, Gulf News has learnt that the death toll could be five. The 25km stretch of the UAE's busiest highway from Abu Dhabi to Dubai was closed for more than five hours, resulting in huge tailbacks during rush hours.

Police said among the 347 injured, six people were critical, while 39 suffered medium injuries. The remaining suffered minor injuries. Police said 25 vehicles caught fire following the accidents caused by poor visibility due to the thick fog and lack of attention by motorists.