"Twenty-two people were dead at the scene and the bodies were taken to Al-Ain Hospital. There were 24 others injured, and their injuries ranged from minor and moderate to serious," Brig Gen Hussein Ahmed Al Harthi, Director of Abu Dhabi Traffic Police said.
Till late in the evening, Indian embassy sources could not confirm or deny whether any Indian was among those dead or injured.
The crash happened on the Old Truck Road (E30), near Al-Ain city, just before 8am when a bus carrying 46 workers thought to be from a cleaning company collided with a large truck carrying sand and concrete, local media reported.
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