22 killed in United Arab Emirates road collision

24 killed in UAE's worst road crash: Twenty-two people were killed and 24 injured in an accident between a concrete truck and a bus. IMAGE

Courtesy Al Ain Police . 24 killed in UAE's worst road crash: Twenty-two people were killed and 24 injured in an accident between a concrete truck and a bus. IMAGE

2/4/13 By Mahmoud Habboush

A gravel truck lost control and landed on top of a bus, trapping passengers in the United Arab Emirates town of al-Ain.

DUBAI – At least 22 people were killed when a truck laden with gravel collided with a bus carrying 46 Asian migrant workers in the oasis town of al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, police said on Monday.

The truck driver lost control of his vehicle, causing it to land on top of the bus and trap its passengers under the cargo of gravel, police said of Sunday's incident.

Twenty-four people were injured, at least five critically, officials from two hospitals in al-Ain said. The police did not disclose the nationalities of the dead, but Dubai-based Gulf News daily reported they were mostly from Bangladesh.

The per capita death toll on UAE roads is among the highest in the world, according to World Health Organization data. The UAE is a federation made up of seven emirates that include trade and tourism hub Dubai and oil-rich Abu Dhabi.

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