Drivers are being urged to use caution and reduce speed after a man was killed and another seriously injured on the first day of Ramadan in Dubai.
According to Dubai Police, an Asian man was killed in a traffic accident close to the road construction works in the Arabian Ranches area of Dubai.
A second man is in hospital after sustained severe injuries after being run over in the Al Ghusais area at 1.30pm. 
Local media reported that Colonel Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, acting director of Dubai Police’s Traffic Department, has urged people to be careful while driving during Ramadan.
Colonel Al Mazouri said in the past the roads had turned into a battleground with people rushing to get home for iftar. With Ramadan taking place during the July and August – the two hottest months of the year where temperatures regularly come close to 50oC – he advised that drivers reduce speed as accidents tend to occur when people were hungry and their blood sugar was low.
