DUBAI: Dubai Police received a total of 950 calls about road accidents during the just-concluded three-day Eid Al Adha break from Aug. 11 to 13, 2019, according to a media advisory issued by the law enforcement agency.
Colonel Turki bin Fares, Director of Dubai Police’s Command and Control Centre, also said that the Dubai Police’s emergency number 999 received 28,603 calls during the holiday of Eid Al Adha.
Col. Bin Fares reminded the public to call 901 for general inquires and dial 999 number in cases of true emergency only.
UAE residents enjoyed a long six-day weekend during the eid break from Thursday last week to yesterday.