Dh1mn lifeline announced for Dubai’s Emirates Road crash victims’ families
Support includes education, travel costs and urgent medical recovery assistance
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has seen the announcement of a Dh1 million humanitarian support package for families of victims of a tragic Emirates Road crash.
The initiative follows a collision in which a workers’ minibus struck the rear of a stationary truck, leaving seven people dead and nine injured.
Announced by UAE-based billionaire and Burjeel Holdings chairman Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, the programme aims to provide immediate relief across multiple countries, covering compensation, medical support, travel assistance and education aid for dependants.
Relief plan
Dh100,000 will be given to each of the families of the seven deceased victims, totalling Dh700,000. A further Dh180,000 has been set aside for medical treatment and recovery needs of nine injured survivors, several of whom remain in hospital. In addition, Dh70,000 will cover emergency travel and accommodation for relatives, while Dh50,000 supports education for children from affected families.
The total package amounts to Dh1 million, structured as a humanitarian response framework addressing both immediate relief and longer-term rehabilitation needs arising from the accident.
Aid for victims
The victims included workers from India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Of the seven deceased, six were Indian nationals and one was Sri Lankan, with three from Uttar Pradesh and three from Telangana.
Among the nine injured, eight are Indian and one is Nepalese, with several already discharged while others remain under treatment in UAE hospitals in recent months. The minibus was carrying employees of a Dubai-based technical services company when it struck the rear of a truck that had reportedly stopped due to a mechanical failure on Emirates Road.
Dubai Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
Coordination efforts
Support arrangements have been communicated with the Indian Consulate in Dubai to ensure coordination for affected Indian families and timely delivery of assistance. Consular officials have visited hospitals and are working with local authorities. Dr Shamsheer Vayalil said the assistance would extend beyond nationality, stressing that all impacted individuals would be included. “No financial support can replace the lives lost,” he said, adding that the initiative aims to support grieving families and those recovering.
The framework also seeks to safeguard the future of children affected by the loss of primary earners following one of the more severe recent road accidents involving workers.