UAE truck crash kills 14, injures 30

Fourteen people were killed and 30 injured when a truck lost control and hit several vehicles on a road in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, the interior ministry said Thursday.

The ministry said the crash happened around midnight on a street at the entrance to the emirate. It said the truck first collided with another vehicle, then overturned and struck vehicles that had stopped because of slow traffic.

The truck caught fire and the blaze spread to several other vehicles, causing many casualties, the ministry said.

Emergency services, including police, ambulances and civil defence teams, went to the scene. Half of the injured were later discharged from hospital, while the rest were still receiving treatment.

Authorities were using DNA tests to identify those killed, according to the ministry.

The Indian consulate in Dubai said Indian citizens were among the dead and that it had contacted bereaved families and was working with local authorities to provide assistance.