Dubai Bus Crash

An Indian man critically injured in a 2019 bus crash in Dubai which killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, has been awarded Dh 5 million (over Rs 11 crore) in compensation, a media report has said.

A Dubai court on Thursday reduced the seven-year sentence of an Omani bus driver who crashed the vehicle into a low-clearance sign after entering a restricted lane, killing 17 people, including 12 Indians, in 2019.

The Omani bus driver, who rammed the vehicle into a height barrier in Dubai that killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, has been sentenced to seven years in jail followed by deportation and ordered to pay $925,000 as blood money, according to media reports.

The lawyers of the Omani bus driver, who rammed the vehicle into a height barrier in Dubai that killed 17 people including 12 Indians, have told a UAE court that the restriction bar violated the GCC safety guidelines.

The mortal remains of 11 Indians killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai were repatriated on Sunday while the body of a 22-year-old Indian was cremated here in the Gulf emirate, an official said.

The Indian Consulate in Dubai is in the process of completing formalities related to forensics and other documentation required to repatriate the bodies of the 12 Indians who were among the 17 killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai when a bus coming from Oman entered a restricted lane and rammed into a low-clearance sign.

The bus, coming from Oman's capital Muscat to Dubai, was carrying 31 passengers when it crashed into a height barrier that cut the left side of the bus and killed 17 passengers sitting on that side.

Eid holidays turned tragic for the families of the 17 people, including 12 Indians, who died in a road accident after a bus from Oman crashed in a low-clearance signboard in Dubai.

The tourist bus was travelling from Oman to Dubai with 31 passengers when it crashed into a signboard on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road at around 5:40 p.m. on Thursday.

State media in the United Arab Emirates say 15 Asian migrant workers have been killed in a bus crash in Dubai.

An Indian man critically injured in a 2019 bus crash in Dubai which killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, has been awarded Dh 5 million (over Rs 11 crore) in compensation, a media report has said.

A Dubai court on Thursday reduced the seven-year sentence of an Omani bus driver who crashed the vehicle into a low-clearance sign after entering a restricted lane, killing 17 people, including 12 Indians, in 2019.

The Omani bus driver, who rammed the vehicle into a height barrier in Dubai that killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, has been sentenced to seven years in jail followed by deportation and ordered to pay $925,000 as blood money, according to media reports.

The lawyers of the Omani bus driver, who rammed the vehicle into a height barrier in Dubai that killed 17 people including 12 Indians, have told a UAE court that the restriction bar violated the GCC safety guidelines.

The mortal remains of 11 Indians killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai were repatriated on Sunday while the body of a 22-year-old Indian was cremated here in the Gulf emirate, an official said.

The Indian Consulate in Dubai is in the process of completing formalities related to forensics and other documentation required to repatriate the bodies of the 12 Indians who were among the 17 killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai when a bus coming from Oman entered a restricted lane and rammed into a low-clearance sign.

The bus, coming from Oman's capital Muscat to Dubai, was carrying 31 passengers when it crashed into a height barrier that cut the left side of the bus and killed 17 passengers sitting on that side.

Eid holidays turned tragic for the families of the 17 people, including 12 Indians, who died in a road accident after a bus from Oman crashed in a low-clearance signboard in Dubai.

The tourist bus was travelling from Oman to Dubai with 31 passengers when it crashed into a signboard on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road at around 5:40 p.m. on Thursday.

State media in the United Arab Emirates say 15 Asian migrant workers have been killed in a bus crash in Dubai.