Abu Dhabi: An Arab woman died at a hospital in Fujairah after suffering severe burns in an accident as an Omani bus overturned in the Emirate of Sharjah.
A child also died two days after the incident which occurred at Wadi Al-Helou, in the region of Kalba’a in the United Arab Emirates.
The Arab boy succumbed to his injuries while undergoing intensive treatment in the emirate of Fujairah.
Fujairah Hospital director Khamis Senan said that the woman was being treated in the intensive care but she passed away.
Another Omani child was killed instantly in the accident. He was among 25 other passengers on the bus which overturned.
The Omani nationals and other passengers were returning home via the United Arab Emirates following a trip to the city of Mashhad in Iran.
23 other passengers were injured who sustained severe burns as fire had gutted the bus, reported local Arabic daily Emarat Al Youm.