A high-speed crash in Dubai last night resulted in the deaths of two people after their sports car veered off a bridge and plunged to the street below.
The single-vehicle accident occurred just before midnight on Tuesday as the car was traveling over the Etihad Mall bridge in the Al Khawaneej area, according to Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police.
Al Mazrouei said the car was speeding as it approached a curve in the bridge. “As the car approached the bridge’s curve, it skidded, collided with the curb, mounted the concrete barrier, and fell from the bridge to the street below,” he explained.
“Due to the excessive speed, the car continued in the opposite direction on the lower street until it came to rest on the median strip, where it caught fire, resulting in the deaths of the driver and a woman accompanying him.”
The Accident Inspection Department of Dubai Police rushed to the scene to gather evidence of the cause of the accident. Traffic patrols also responded to manage traffic, secure the area and facilitate the arrival of ambulance and rescue vehicles.
Al Mazrouei urged all motorists to slow down, avoid distractions, and adhere to traffic rules to prevent such recklessness from harming others on the road.
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