Fourteen people were killed and 30 others injured when a truck lost control and triggered a multi-vehicle crash on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road near the entrance to Fujairah shortly before midnight on 12 November 2026, Fujairah Police announced.
According to the police, the truck driver lost control of the vehicle, which struck another car, overturned, and then collided with several vehicles that had slowed or stopped due to traffic congestion ahead. The truck caught fire after the collision, and the flames spread rapidly to surrounding vehicles.
Fujairah Police confirmed that those killed included Emirati nationals, with the identities of some victims still being established through DNA testing. The injured came from multiple nationalities, including UAE, Oman, India, Brazil, Pakistan, Jordan, and Egypt.
