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3 Filipinas died in Dubai Road Accident

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The accident took place on Sunday morning (13th July) opposite Dubai Police Officers' Club.

Five people, including three Filipinas, were killed and four others injured in a horrific accident near the Dubai Police Officers Club on Shaikh Rashid Road in the direction of Bur Dubai from Deira yesterday morning.

The accident happened around 6.20am when the driver of a minibus carrying eight people lost control over the vehicle which jumped over the road divider and overturned on a vehicle coming from the opposite direction, said Brigadier Mohammed Saif Al Zafin, Director of General Department of Traffic of the Dubai Police.

Al Zafin said the rescue and hard task force personnel who rushed to the site found two persons lying under the minibus. They had to use hydraulic cutters to remove the injured who were rushed to Rashid Hospital. The dead include three Filipinas - Cecile, Michelle and Ethel - and 28-year-old Sheryl, Indian, and the Egyptian driver of the minbus, Mohammed Nadel. They were employees of Cafe Ritazza located in Spectrum Building in Bur Dubai. Dr Victor Butros, Head of the Emergency Section at Rashid Hospital, confirmed that five bodies were brought to the hospital. Four injured persons, including two Filipino men, were also brought to the hospital. He said one of the Filipinos was discharged after treatment, while one Filipino, whose name could not be ascertained, is in the ICU in a critical condition and two others - Raju, an Indian, and and Richard, a Filipino - who suffered moderate injuries are still in the hospital.

The identity of one of the injured, an occupant of the car, was not known till late last night.
All the eight victims, employees of Cafe Ritazza, managed by the Abu Dhabi National Hotels/Compass, were on their way to the cafe.

The victim's colleagues said Sheryl was only recently promoted as manager.
Raju, who is recovering at the hospital, was not immediately made aware of the condition of his co-workers.

A pall of gloom descended on the Spectrum office complex when the news about the tragedy of the cafe employees, who supplied snacks and beverage to the offices, broke.

"Cecile, Sheryl and the three others who died in the accident will be remembered for their cheerful exuberance," said R. Nair who works in the complex. "They brought unbridled cheer with the morning cuppa," he added.

At 9am today, staff of the 20-odd offices in the building will gather at the cafe to pray for the departed.

2008 Road Accidents in Dubai UAE

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*courtesy of Gulf News*

below is the list of fatal accident here in Dubai, UAE for year 2008

July 11, 2008: Four people died in separate road accidents across Dubai.

July 10, 2008: A worker was killed after he fell from his company's moving bus on Al Khail Road.

June 19, 2008: Two women were killed in separate accidents over the weekend.

May 27, 2008: Two people were killed and one sustained injuries in separate road accidents.

May 09, 2008: A Pakistani family, a man, his wife and their two-year-old daughter, was killed in the horrific accident in Al Wasl Road.

April 19, 2008: A truck driver was burnt to death when his truck collided with another on Dubai-Al Ain Road

April 5, 2008: An Asian woman was killed when she was run over by a car while crossing Shaikh Zayed Road.

April 4, 2008: Three people were killed in an accident on Al Khail Road.

March 11, 2008: Three people were killed and nearly 350 injured in a horrific 60 vehicle pile-up on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot.

March 3, 2008: A young Emirati man was killed in a turn over accident on Al Khail Road.

March 2, 2008: A five-year-old girl was run over at cargo village. A man was also killed when a pick-up turned over in Al Mizhar area.

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