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Second crash video shows dozens of cars burning

by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  on Wednesday, 12 March 2008

A second video of Tuesday's horrific 60-car pile-up in the UAE has appeared on YouTube, showing devastation from the scene with dozens of wrecked vehicles burning.

The footage from newswire Reuters appeared on the video-sharing website on Wednesday, and had been video uploaded by user MightySatti at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-RbMT5DJpY

The first video, taken from a vehicle as it passed through the area, appeared on YouTube on Tuesday and shows wrecked vehicles all along the Abu Dhabi to Dubai highway for what seems like miles.

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Abu Dhabi police on Wednesday confirmed that three people had been killed in the worst traffic accident in the UAE’s history, which also left 347 injured and six in a critical condition.

Emirates news agency Wam had earlier reported that the crash had claimed the lives of about a dozen people.

The crash, blamed partly on poor visibility due to a dense fog in the area around Al Ghantoot, took place at 6.00 am (0200 GMT) on Tuesday morning and involved 12 buses carrying around 300 workers.

Over 1,050 people were killed in UAE road accidents last year, compared to 868 deaths in 2006.

Recent figures released by the Ministry of Interior show that there were 6,813 accidents on UAE roads during 2007, resulting in 10,526 injuries.

According to government statistics, one person is injured on the UAE roads every two hours, with one fatality every fifteen hours.

PHOTOS: Crash devastation
Poor weather and recklessness caused a shocking car collisions killing three people and injuring 347.

Confirmed - 3 dead, 6 critical in UAE pile-up
Abu Dhabi Police confirm latest casualty figures in Emirates' worst road accident.

A very human tragedy
The UAE's worst ever road accident is a very human tragedy. It seems certain that the death toll will run to double figures.

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