Kazakh President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev has sent a telegram of condolences to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, over the deadly road accident in the emirate of Fujairah, infohub.kz reports.
According to NUR.KZ, citing the Akorda press service, the head of state expressed his sympathy to the families and friends of the victims, voiced solidarity with the brotherly people of the United Arab Emirates and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured.
Media reports, in particular from the Emirati outlet Gulf News, say the major crash occurred in the emirate of Fujairah the previous day. Fourteen people were killed and another 30 injured in the collision. UAE citizens are among the dead. The identities of the other victims are being established through DNA testing.
Local police said preliminary information indicated the truck driver lost control of the vehicle. The truck first collided with another car and overturned, then struck vehicles that had stopped because of a traffic jam. The truck caught fire after the collision, and the flames spread to several nearby cars.