Injured Emirati airlifted following traffic accident in Sharjah desert - GulfToday

Injured Emirati airlifted following traffic accident in Sharjah desert

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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The National Search and Rescue Centre (NSRC) of the National Guard, in co-ordination with Sharjah Police, carried out a medical evacuation mission based on a report that an Emirati had been seriously injured after his car overturned in a desert in Sharjah.

A search and rescue team was immediately dispatched to the scene of the accident and the injured Emirati was airlifted to Al Dhaid Hospital for the necessary medical treatment.

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