Dubai, April 13: In a freak accident, a 10-year-old UAE national boy died on the spot after he was hit on the neck by the remote-controlled door at his family villa on Tuesday.
Major-General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police said the unfortunate incident took place in the Mirdiff area in Dubai.
He added that the incident has caused great shock to the family and the people, and highlighted the importance of safety measures while operating such doors.
He added that competent authorities should examine the mechanism of sensors for such doors.
Brigadier Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation said the Dubai Police received a report about the death of a child in a villa at about 6pm on Tuesday.
A police patrol was moved immediately to the scene of the accident. According to Al Mansouri, preliminary examinations showed that peeped out of the door which closes automati‘cally after a specified period programmed by the company which installed the device. He added that the child would have seen something outside the villa and out of curiosity would have peeped out unaware of the fact that the door would close automatically.
It is bad luck that the door hit the little boy on his neck, causing serious injuries, said Al Mansouri. “He cried out in pain and all those who were in the house rushed and tried to revive him. But the young boy died before he could be transferred to the hospital.
Al Mansouri added that Lt-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police inspected the site himself because incidents of children’s death psychologically impacts families.
There is also the need to alert the providers of these doors to install preventive measures to protect people, especially children from the risk of accidents of such accidents, he added.
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