Multiple crashes reported on E11 Abu Dhabi to Dubai road

Police and fire crews are at the scene

The accident happened near Al Samha in the farm district between Abu Dhabi and Dubai
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Traffic crawled to a standstill on the secondary highway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai after a multi-vehicle crash.

Two separate accidents were reported by the Waze traffic app and a reporter from The National just before 5pm. Police have been contacted for details.

Emergency services were at the scene.

A motorist reported an accident involving as many as five vehicles.

"There were four or possibly five vehicles badly damaged, it looked quite bad" said the witness.

"It was standstill for 35 minutes."