Indian Student Killed in Dubai Roadside Accident
A 21-year-old architecture student from Kerala was killed by a speeding vehicle while attending to a flat tyre on Dubai's Al Khawaneej Street.
A tragic roadside accident in Dubai has claimed the life of a 21-year-old Indian architecture student while she was attending to a vehicle breakdown. Naifa Balkies Hameed, a final-year student at Canadian University Dubai, was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle on Al Khawaneej Street in the Al Rashidiya area on Thursday afternoon.
A Tragic Sequence of Events
The incident occurred while Hameed was driving to her university campus. She had pulled her vehicle over due to a flat tyre. Shortly before the fatal collision, she had spoken with her father, Binu Hameed, who was calling from their hometown in Thodupuzha, Kerala.
During their conversation, her father advised her to call for professional roadside assistance and suggested she take a taxi to her university once her car had been towed. However, when Binu Hameed attempted to call his daughter back just five minutes later, the call went unanswered.
According to reports from the Dubai Police, the tragedy unfolded when Hameed was standing behind her vehicle. A speeding car struck her, resulting in her immediate death.
Police Investigation and Arrest
Following the collision, authorities moved quickly to secure the scene. Dubai Police have confirmed that the driver of the offending vehicle has been arrested. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the speeding and the subsequent accident is currently ongoing to determine full accountability.
The vehicle Hameed was driving belonged to her brother. It had remained unused during the family's recent trip to Kerala for a wedding, as she had only recently returned to Dubai with her mother, Seena, to resume her academic studies.
Family Grief and Repatriation
The loss has devastated Hameed's family, many of whom remain in India, including her father, brother, sister-in-law, and uncle. After completing the necessary legal formalities in the UAE, her remains were moved to an embalming centre in Dubai on Saturday.
Hameed's remains were subsequently repatriated to Kerala. She was laid to rest at a local mosque in her hometown on Sunday, surrounded by grieving family and friends.
In the wake of this tragedy, the family has expressed a heartfelt hope that the incident serves as a grim reminder to all motorists. They have urged for increased caution on the roads and highlighted the extreme dangers associated with roadside breakdowns.