A five-year-old Arab boy died after he was run over by a car in front his father near the eastern town of Khorfakkan.
The boy was with this father when he tried to cross the Khorfakkan-Dibba road in Zabara area when he was hit by a vehicle on Thursday afternoon.
“The boy has just put his feet on the road and tried to cross to the other side when he was knocked over by a car. His father froze in his place because of the shock,” the Arabic language daily ‘Al Bayan’ said, adding that the driver was arrested.