RAK royal dies in motorcycle crash

Sheikh Saqr bin Tariq Al Qasimi was buried on Saturday

Rulers of Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain perform funeral prayers on Saqr bin Tariq bin Kayed Al Qasimi. WAM
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A member of the Ras Al Khaimah royal family has been laid to rest after he died in a motorcycle crash in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Sheikh Saqr bin Tariq Al Qasimi died in the accident at about 12.30am in the residential neighbourhood of Al Dhait, RAK Police said.

Sheikh Saqr was a First Lieutenant officer with RAK Police.

His funeral was held on Saturday after noon prayer at Sheikh Zayed Mosque. His body was buried in Al Qawasim Cemetery in the Al Uraibi neighbourhood.