By Nasouh Nazzal, Staff Reporter
Published: May 23, 2008, 00:19
Ras Al Khaimah: An Emirati who knocked down and killed two Indian schoolgirls while speeding has been jailed for six months.
He was also ordered by the Traffic Court to pay Dh100,000 in blood money to each of the victims' families and fined Dh5,000.
Five-year-old Sasinas Jayadas and 14-year-old schoolgirl, Joji Mathew Kuruvilla sustained serious injuries when they were hit by A.A.'s speeding car on February 14 on Shamal Al Rams Street.
The older schoolgirl had been helping the five-year-old cross the road when the accident happened.
The two girls were taken to Saqr Hospital, they were admitted to intensive care but later died of their injuries.
Helping hand
Their bodies were flown to the Indian state of Kerala for burial.
Sasinas, a kindergarten student at the Indian School, was on her way back home in the school bus.
The bus stopped opposite her house and the bus's caretaker asked one of the students aboard to help the little girl across Shamal Al Rams Street.
Fourteen-year-old Joji (a Grade IX student) volunteered.
Sasinas's mother was waiting for her daughter on the opposite side of the street and was unable to cross the road since she was carrying her 11-month-old baby girl in her arms.
Sasinas went a little bit ahead of Joji to cross the street from in front of the bus.
The little girl did not see A.A.'s speeding car, but Joji did and rushed to pull the little girl out of the way, but not in time and the car hit both girls.
Sasinas's mother, Minijayadas, who witnessed the accident, fainted. Since then she has been so distraught that she has been unable to look after her infant.
Published: May 23, 2008, 00:19
Ras Al Khaimah: An Emirati who knocked down and killed two Indian schoolgirls while speeding has been jailed for six months.
He was also ordered by the Traffic Court to pay Dh100,000 in blood money to each of the victims' families and fined Dh5,000.
Five-year-old Sasinas Jayadas and 14-year-old schoolgirl, Joji Mathew Kuruvilla sustained serious injuries when they were hit by A.A.'s speeding car on February 14 on Shamal Al Rams Street.
The older schoolgirl had been helping the five-year-old cross the road when the accident happened.
The two girls were taken to Saqr Hospital, they were admitted to intensive care but later died of their injuries.
Helping hand
Their bodies were flown to the Indian state of Kerala for burial.
Sasinas, a kindergarten student at the Indian School, was on her way back home in the school bus.
The bus stopped opposite her house and the bus's caretaker asked one of the students aboard to help the little girl across Shamal Al Rams Street.
Fourteen-year-old Joji (a Grade IX student) volunteered.
Sasinas's mother was waiting for her daughter on the opposite side of the street and was unable to cross the road since she was carrying her 11-month-old baby girl in her arms.
Sasinas went a little bit ahead of Joji to cross the street from in front of the bus.
The little girl did not see A.A.'s speeding car, but Joji did and rushed to pull the little girl out of the way, but not in time and the car hit both girls.
Sasinas's mother, Minijayadas, who witnessed the accident, fainted. Since then she has been so distraught that she has been unable to look after her infant.
