UAE records zero traffic deaths on Day 1 of school as 385,700 join accident-free pledge

The UAE recorded zero traffic-related fatalities on the first day of the school year, after 385,700 people took part in the Ministry of Interior's 'Accident-Free Day' pledge this year.The figures were reviewed by the Federal Traffic Council during its fifth meeting of 2026, chaired by Brigadier Engineer Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, chairman of the council.The council examined the results of the initiative, which coincided with the first day of the school year, with the ministry saying the day recor...

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