Separate traffic accidents during Eid Al Adha holidays claimed lives of two people and injured eight others, according to Dubai Police.
A total of nine traffic accidents were reported in the emirate during the four-day break from July 8-11.
On the first day of Eid, two people were fatally run over in separate accidents. Four people were injured in the five accidents reported on the same day.
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Colonel Juma Salem bin Sweidan, acting director of the Dubai Police General Directorate of Traffic, said Friday saw a collision accident in International City that left one injured.
On the second day of Eid, two accidents left two people injured. Another person was injured in an accident on the third day.
Separately, Dubai Police received 50,748 emergency calls during the Eid break.
