Muscat: Seventeen (17) people were killed and several others critically injured when a Mwasalat inter-city passenger
bus carrying from Oman met with an accident on the Rashidiya exit on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road on Thursday evening.
In a tweet, Mwasalat said the accident had taken place at 6 pm in Dubai (route 201) when the bus carrying 31 people ran over a traffic signal near the metro station. The Dubai police said 15 people of different nationalities had died in the accident while five were critically injured.
Oman's Embassy in Abu Dhabi said, "The Embassy followed the unfortunate traffic accident that took place this evening in the Emirate of Dubai for a passenger bus belonging to Mwasalat, which resulted in the death of 17 passengers, including one Omani passenger."
Media reports said that the passengers were returning from Oman after celebrating the Eid holidays.
In a statement Mwasalat said it “expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.”
Mwasalat said it has paid great attention to the incident immediately on receipt of news and has been in direct contact with the competent authorities at Dubai to look into the incident.
The bus trips from Muscat to Dubai, and vice versa, will be suspended from today until further notice.
“This action has been taken after coordination with Road and Transport Authority in Dubai. We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause,” the statement said.
For information on trips schedule Call Centre can be contacted on 24121555 or 24121500.
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