Dubai: A six-year-old boy from India, was killed after a motorist ran over him twice in Murshid Bazaar on Saturday night.

According to Dubai police, the accident took place in the market around 7:30pm when the child was cycling.

Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, director of Dubai Traffic Police, said in a statement: “The Indian driver was startled when he ran over the young child, and in his confusion, reversed the vehicle and drove over the boy again.”

According to police records, the victim, identified as Y.M, drove his bicycle onto the road while playing. The oncoming motorist was shocked to see the boy cycling in the lane, and did not have enough time to apply breaks away and avoid hitting him. In the midst of the motorist’s panic, he reversed the vehicle over the boy and drove over him for the second time.

The child died shortly after he was transferred to Rashis Hospital due to serious injuries.

“Safety accident experts were called to the accident scene, where they noticed that traffic congestion in the market, made vital importance for motorists to take extra caution in the area while driving”, -Brigadier Al Mazroui.

He also added that there are many residential buildings located in the area, with large number of children.

“Parents must pay attention to their children while they are playing outside the house, especially for those who are young in age, as they are not able to estimate how dangerous and risky roads might be”, -Brigadier Al Mazroui.