Fujairah Police said 14 people were killed and 30 injured in a major chain-reaction collision and fire on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road at the entrance to the emirate. The crash, which occurred around midnight between Wednesday, November 11, and Thursday, November 12, 2026, involved 23 vehicles, including 18 cars and five lorries. Reuters described it as one of the deadliest road accidents in the UAE.

According to Fujairah Police, the crash began when a lorry driver lost control of the vehicle, struck a car and overturned before colliding with several other vehicles that had stopped because of slow-moving traffic. The lorry then caught fire, with the flames spreading to several of the damaged vehicles.

Police, ambulance, rescue and Civil Defence teams were immediately dispatched to the scene. They worked to extinguish the fire, rescue occupants, transport the injured to hospitals and secure the road.

According to the latest figures, 15 of the 30 injured people have been discharged from hospital after receiving medical care, while the other 15 remain under treatment. Police said the injured included nationals of the UAE, Oman, India, Brazil, Pakistan, Jordan and Egypt. Several of those killed were Emirati citizens, while DNA testing is continuing to identify some of the other victims.

The Consulate General of India in Dubai also issued a statement confirming that several Indian nationals had died in the crash. It said it had contacted the bereaved families and was working with local authorities to provide the necessary support.

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Meanwhile, Indian media reported that three members of a family from the state of Kerala — 21-year-old twins and their sister’s three-year-old child — were killed in a crash in Fujairah. However, it has not yet been officially confirmed whether they were among the victims of the same 23-vehicle pile-up.

Fujairah Police said technical and legal investigations were continuing to determine the exact cause of the truck driver’s loss of control and other factors that contributed to the crash. The authority also urged motorists to observe speed limits and maintain a safe distance, particularly when approaching heavy or slow-moving traffic.

The UAE Ministry of Interior also said the Fujairah Police investigation was ongoing and urged the public and media outlets not to circulate rumours or unverified information about the incident, particularly regarding the number and identities of the victims. It advised people to follow official sources for further updates.

The crash is considered one of the deadliest road accidents in the UAE in recent years. In June 2019, a passenger bus with Omani number plates travelling from Muscat to Dubai struck a height-restriction barrier near Dubai’s Rashidiya Metro Station, killing 17 people.