Fourteen people were killed and 30 others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in the emirate of Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates Interior Ministry and Fujairah Police said on Thursday^1,2.

The crash happened in the early hours of Thursday on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Fujairah Police told The National, shortly before midnight¹. Arab News, citing the Interior Ministry, said the accident involved 18 vehicles and five trucks².

Police said a truck driver lost control, struck another car, then hit vehicles that had stopped because of slow-moving traffic; the truck caught fire and the blaze spread to other vehicles¹. Arab News did not report that sequence and said authorities were still investigating the circumstances².

Police, ambulance, rescue and civil defense crews were sent to the scene, put out the fire, treated the injured and took them to hospital, The National reported¹. The Interior Ministry said emergency teams were continuing the response and providing medical care².

Fifteen of the 30 injured have left hospital, according to police cited by The National¹. The dead included Emirati nationals, with some identities still being established through DNA testing¹. Nationalities of the injured included Emirati, Omani, Indian, Brazilian, Pakistani, Jordanian and Egyptian, police said¹.

The Interior Ministry offered condolences to the families of the dead and asked the public to rely on official sources¹. The Indian consulate in Dubai said it was working with local authorities after Indian nationals were among those affected¹.

The cause of the crash beyond the police account of a truck losing control has not been independently established, and Arab News said specialized teams were still verifying the circumstances^1,2.