Elderly man dies in RAK run-over accident

An 85-year-old Emirati man has died after being run over by a car while crossing a road on Airport Road in Ras Al Khaimah.
Captain Ibrahim Saif Al Mazroui, director of Traffic and Patrols at Al Dgdaga Police station, said the man was run over by a 25-year-old Emirati woman in front of one of the commercial shops while the man was crossing the road without paying attention.
A police patrol and ambulance arrived on the scene after the police operations room was alerted about the incident and the man was taken to hospital where he was declared dead over serious injuries.
Captain Al Mazroui, urged pedestrians to cross from designated areas for their safety and urged drivers to give priority to people crossing roads.