{"id":34535,"date":"2021-06-01T14:10:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T10:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/?p=34535"},"modified":"2021-06-01T14:10:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T10:10:18","slug":"dubai-truck-crashs-into-overhead-metal-frame-of-the-shindagha-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/2021\/06\/01\/dubai-truck-crashs-into-overhead-metal-frame-of-the-shindagha-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai: Truck crashs into overhead metal frame of the Shindagha tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Dubai Police, in cooperation\nwith the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has handled successfully the\naftermath of an accident involving a truck transporting an excavator that\nfailed to adhere to the height clearance of the Al Shindagha Tunnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The severe crash of the over-height\ntruck resulted in the fall of both the overhead metal frame of the tunnel\nentrance and the excavator. Fortunately, there is no injury to be reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colonel Omar Musa Ashour, Deputy\nDirector of Naif Police Station, confirmed that the General Department of\nTransport and Rescue and the General Department of Traffic, in Cooperation with\nthe RTA, formed a work joint team to handle the accident that was reported\nearly Sunday morning. The team closed both sides of the tunnel, diverted the\ntraffic, and maintained its flow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In a record time and within few\nhours, the joint team successfully managed to clear the tunnel route of the\ntruck, excavator, and the metal frame and reopen it before the members of the\npublic started the day and headed to their works,&#8221; Col. Ashour added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dubai Police, in cooperation\nwith the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has handled successfully the\naftermath of an accident involving a truck transporting an excavator that\nfailed to adhere to the height clearance of the Al Shindagha Tunnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The severe crash of the over-height\ntruck resulted in the fall of both the overhead metal frame of the tunnel\nentrance and the excavator. Fortunately, there is no injury to be reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colonel Omar Musa Ashour, Deputy\nDirector of Naif Police Station, confirmed that the General Department of\nTransport and Rescue and the General Department of Traffic, in Cooperation with\nthe RTA, formed a work joint team to handle the accident that was reported\nearly Sunday morning. The team closed both sides of the tunnel, diverted the\ntraffic, and maintained its flow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In a record time and within few\nhours, the joint team successfully managed to clear the tunnel route of the\ntruck, excavator, and the metal frame and reopen it before the members of the\npublic started the day and headed to their works,&#8221; Col. Ashour added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Director of Naif Police\nStation pointed out that the truck driver ignored all road signs and\ninstructions and violated a federal traffic law that prohibited the entry of\ntrucks. He urged motorists to pay special attention to road signs to avoid\naccidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Director of Naif Police Station pointed out that the truck driver ignored all road signs and instructions and violated a federal traffic law that prohibited the entry of trucks. He urged motorists to pay special attention to road signs to avoid accidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dubai Police, in cooperation with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has handled successfully the aftermath of an accident involving a truck transporting an excavator that failed to adhere to the height clearance of the Al Shindagha Tunnel. 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