A horrible accident came about on an Abu Dhabi road as a result of one driver ran the pink gentle, in yet one more reminder of this severe visitors violation, which places many lives in danger.
The emirate’s police power shared a 28-second clip that exhibits how the motive force of a white hatchback automobile took a left regardless of the pink sign in his designated lane.
After making a left flip, highway cameras from a special angle captured the facet of the automobile crashing into the entrance of a minibus, leading to a violent collision. The influence induced the automobile to spin 360 levels earlier than slamming into the sidewalk, sustaining important injury.
The power of the collision was so intense that it induced the minibus to overturn, flipping onto its facet and coming to a relaxation in the midst of the highway. The sudden rollover highlights the severity of the influence and the extent of the disruption attributable to the crash.
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Check out the video shared by Abu Dhabi Police:
Hefty penalties
Leaping the pink gentle is a severe visitors offence within the UAE, punishable by a hefty Dh1,000 high-quality, 12 black factors, and 30-day car impoundment.
To retrieve your automobile after impound, you could pay Dh50,000. If not paid inside 3 months, the car is auctioned.
Nevertheless and as per the brand new UAE visitors legislation, whoever causes the loss of life of an individual on the highway might be punished by imprisonment and a high-quality of not lower than Dh50,000.
If the offence happens beneath any of the next aggravating circumstances, the penalty shall embody imprisonment for at least one yr and a high-quality of at least Dh100,000, or one in every of these two penalties:
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Leaping the pink gentle
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Driving a car beneath the affect of alcoholic drinks, or any narcotic or psychotropic substances
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Driving a car with a suspended or cancelled driving licence
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Driving in a valley throughout floods
Yasmin Hussein
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