Bus Crash Kills at Least 17 People in Dubai

By Staff, Agencies

At least 17 people lost their lives in an Omani passenger bus crash in Dubai, local police wrote on Twitter on Friday.

A bus belonging to Omani national transportation company Mwasalat rammed into a road sign as it was driving along the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road from Muscat to Dubai on Thursday.

There were 31 passengers from various countries inside the vehicle. A lot of the passengers were returning from Oman after spending the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday there.

Local authorities launched an investigation into the incident.