Dubai: Five people were killed in a horrific traffic accident on the Al-Ribat Highway in Dubai, early this morning.
The accident occurred when a truck collided with a bus carrying 20 labourers, leaving four of them critically injured.
Civil Defence units took 25 minutes to cut through parts of the bus and release the passengers.
The four, who were seated at the front of the bus, died instantly, while a fifth passenger passed away on arrival at the Rashid hospital.
Witnesses said that the bus which was behind the truck, turned into a pile of wreckage after smashing into the left side of the lorry.