In an accident, can be called as one of the worst ever, at least six people were killed and around 290 injured in the UAE. Among the injured, there were 30 Indians. Although, according to officials in the Indian embassy, none of the dead include Indians, but reports from unconfirmed sources said there were two Indians among the dead.

The cause of the accident is a result of a series of collision involving 200 cars due to heavy fog on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway on Wednesday morning.

The accident took place at around 6.30 am (Dubai time) on the border between Abu Dhabi and Dubai because of poor visibility. Due to the impact of collision, about 25 cars caught fire, police said.

Persons injured seriously were taken to Al Rahba and Al Mafraq hospitals in Abu Dhabi, while those with minor ones were treated at the Rashid hospital in Dubai.

Police said that bad weather hindered airlifting of the injured by the helicopters until 11.30 am.
Tahir S, one of the victims said, "I was involved in the first crash. I could hardly see anything because of the fog. It was horrible. You could only see 10m in front of you."

According to Khamis I. Mohammad, deputy of traffic and patrol Abu Dhabi police, "It was a disaster scene, everyone was speeding and after the first crash happened people just started hitting each other."

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