Indian teen identified as fourth victim of 23-vehicle crash in UAE

A 13-year-old Indian boy from Gujarat has been identified as the fourth Indian national killed in two consecutive road accidents involving 18 cars and five trucks in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to social workers assisting the affected families.

The boy was travelling with his family to Fujairah International Airport for their return journey to India when the accident occurred, Gulf News reported on Saturday, November 14.

His parents and elder sister were injured and remain under treatment in hospital. The Pakistani driver of their car was also injured, according to volunteers from the Indian Social Club in Fujairah.

Earlier, the UAE Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed that all 14 people killed in the accidents had been identified. They included 10 Emiratis and four Indians. Another 30 people were injured, including seven Indian nationals.

The other three Indians killed were Kerala-origin twins Mohamed Asmil Siddique and Misna Jubin Siddique, both 21, and their three-year-old nephew, Muhammed Faiz. They died in the first collision on Sheikh Khalifa Road in the early hours of Thursday, November 12.

The twins and their nephew were laid to rest in Fujairah on Friday, November 13.

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