Nine workers injured as bus overturns

RAS AL KHAIMAH — Eight Asian workers and a driver were injured in an accident on Monday evening when the bus they were travelling in hit a road signpost and overturned on Al Wekarat Street in Ras Al Khaimah.


According to an official from RAK Traffic Police, the bus driver lost control of the vehicle after a brake failure, after which the bus swerved to the right side, hitting the signpost before overturning.

The official said the bus was being driven by a Pakistani driver, F.M.R, 55. The bus, which belongs to a RAK-based construction company, was occupied by 25 labourers, all employees of the company. They were returning from work and were being taken to their place of residence.

Six of the labourers have sustained minor injuries. Two other labourers have suffered serious head injuries and multiple fractures on legs and arms. The bus driver also has sustained serious head injuries and multiple fractures on his right leg. All the injured were rushed to Saqr Hospital.