Fujairah Police said a multi-vehicle crash shortly before midnight on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road, near the entrance to the emirate, killed 14 people and injured 30.
The official Emirates News Agency, WAM, reported the police account on Thursday: a truck driver lost control, struck another vehicle, overturned and then hit several vehicles that had slowed or stopped in traffic. The truck caught fire and the flames spread to nearby vehicles.
Emergency crews extinguished the fire and took the injured to hospitals. Police said 15 of the 30 injured have been discharged, and that the dead included Emirati nationals, with some identities still being established through DNA testing. The injured included citizens of the UAE, Oman, India, Brazil, Pakistan, Jordan and Egypt.
Fujairah Police said the relevant authorities were continuing the legal and technical procedures related to the crash.
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