{
  "id": 16270316,
  "title": "Sharjah Police release CCTV of crash caused by illegal U-turn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/sharjah-police-release-cctv-of-crash-caused-by-illegal-u-turn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T02:22:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/sharjah-police-release-cctv-of-crash-caused-by-illegal-u-turn-1.500721647"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Sharjah Police have released CCTV footage of a recent collision at a busy intersection, highlighting the dangers of illegal U-turns and poor lane discipline. The footage, part of the Rasad (Monitoring) campaign, shows a silver sedan attempting an unauthorized U-turn from the wrong lane, cutting across the path of another sedan traveling straight through the intersection on a green light. The resulting side-impact collision occurred in the middle of the junction, underscoring the potential for serious accidents when motorists fail to follow traffic rules.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}