March 2008 Road Accidents
On 12 March 2008, a series of accidents occurred on the highway that are considered to be one of the worst road accidents in the UAE’s history. According to the Abu Dhabi Police, 3 people were killed & 277 injured, of whom 15 were critically injured. Thick fog and poor visibility caused the accident. Around 200 vehicles crashed into each other before going up in flames.
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Famous quotes containing the words march and/or road:
“The blue and the gray. Let us march together beneath the star- spangled banner.”
—Laurence Stallings (1894–1968)
“Through the hollow globe, a ring
of frayed rusty scrapiron,
is it the sea that shines?
Is it a road at the world’s edge?”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)