Architecture Student Killed in Tragic Dubai Road Accident
21-year-old Naifa Balkees died in Al Rashidiya, Dubai, after being struck by a car while dealing with a tyre puncture.
A promising future has been cut short following a tragic road accident in Dubai's Al Rashidiya area, claiming the life of a 21-year-old architecture student from Kerala.
Naifa Balkees, a final-year student at the Canadian University Dubai, was involved in the fatal incident on the afternoon of November 6, 2026. The young student, a native of Thodupuzha in the Idukki district of Kerala, was navigating her daily routine when disaster struck.
A Fatal Sequence of Events
The accident unfolded around 3 PM following a routine mechanical issue. While driving, Balkees experienced a tyre puncture. She managed to pull her vehicle to the side of the road to address the problem and immediately contacted her parents, Binu Hameed and Seena, who were visiting their hometown in Kerala at the time.
Her father, a businessman based in Dubai, advised her to seek professional assistance by contacting a roadside recovery service. However, as she stepped out of her vehicle to place the call, she was suddenly struck by an oncoming car.
In the immediate aftermath, her father attempted to reach her by phone, but there was no answer. The Dubai Police subsequently notified the family of her passing.
Family Mourns and Repatriation Efforts
The news has sent shockwaves through her community. Naifa Balkees is survived by her parents and her brother, Nihal Hameed.
Upon receiving the notification, her parents traveled to Dubai to be with their family during this period of immense grief. Currently, her body is being held by the Dubai Police Forensic Department as authorities facilitate the necessary legal procedures to repatriate her remains to Kerala.