Dubai: Naifa Balkies Hameed was dealing with a flat tyre, something any motorist can face. The 21-year-old final-year architecture student at Canadian University Dubai called her father, who, according to her uncle, advised her to contact roadside assistance. When he phoned again about five minutes later, she did not answer.
She died on November 5 after a speeding vehicle reportedly ran over her on Al Khawaneej Street in Al Rashidiya area. Her family says police told them she was standing behind her car when she was struck down.
While her family from the south Indian state of Kerala has warned against reckless driving while paying tribute to her, road safety experts say Naifa’s untimely death is an eye-opener for every UAE motorist: for those forced to stop by the roadside, and for the drivers approaching them, who must stay alert, slow down and leave space.
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Road safety expert Dr Mustafa Aldah, founder of Road Hero Academy, Dr Aldah said such tragedies serve as a wake-up call to educate motorists so that other families do not have to go through the same experience.
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