Over last week’s Eid Al Adha break, a total of 1,661 road accidents were recorded. A Dubai Police official has stated that as well as the high number of accidents, the Police operations room received 68,203 calls during the holidays. The whopping number of accidents occurred from Tuesday until Sunday morning. Lt Colonel Expert Mohammad Ebrahim, Deputy Director of the Command and Control Unit at Dubai Police blamed the accidents on speeding, being too close to other cars and overall carelessness.
“Most accidents happened due to overspeeding, sudden swerving and not paying attention to the road while driving. People should be careful near interchanges and slow down when they reach crossing points for pedestrians, especially in the residential areas,” Lt Col Ebrahim said.
Lt Colonel Ebrahim urged the public to only use the number 999 for emergencies.