196 cars collided… and losses exceeded 100 million dirhams in the “Ghantoot accident”

He continued: “The horns of ambulances, traffic police cars, and the spread of police patrols multiplied as a result of the horror of the scene. As for those who got out of their car unharmed, they were standing with their hand on their cheek, looking at their wrecked car in a state of astonishment.”

He stressed that investigations are underway to determine the circumstances of the occurrence of this large number of accidents, but other police sources suggested that the main reason was a collision between two vehicles that led to them deviating from their lane and obstructing the road for vehicles coming from behind, and as the drivers attempted to avoid the collision and change the lane, the collisions continued sharply. Especially strong with increased speed and lack of visibility.

Colonel Al Shamsi explained, “All vehicles were transferred from the accident site to police custody to conduct an investigation into the nature of the accident and the nature of the losses in the vehicle, and to issue insurance papers to their owners to pay their compensation from insurance companies and repair it.”

Pointing out that many individuals were able to go to the Al Rahba Police Department on their own to complete their procedures, and others can come back at any time to obtain an incident report.