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The National
20 hours ago
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- The National
Heartbroken Indian family say slim chance of infant surviving Abu Dhabi accident that killed his parents
The family of a four-month-old baby injured in a road accident in Abu Dhabi last week that killed his parents have learnt his chances of survival are bleak. The infant suffered head injuries and remains in a critical condition on life support in an Abu Dhabi hospital after a car crash killed his parents Syed Waheed, 35, and Sana Begum, 27, on August 7 when driving back to their home in Al Ruwais. 'There has been no improvement and doctors have told us that he may not survive,' the child's uncle Syed Mateen, 25, told The National. 'I can't think properly, it's too much of a shock to see the baby on a ventilator.' The child's elder sisters, Sidra, seven, and Sadia, two, were operated on for fractures to their legs and are being cared for in hospital. The injured children were brought from a hospital in Al Ruwais after the accident. Mr Mateen is shattered over the death of his elder sister Sana Begun and brother-in-law Sayed Waheed. He was the last person to see the family alive on August 7 as they had visited him in Abu Dhabi and were heading back to Al Ruwais when the accident occurred. The two young girls have not yet been told about their parents death as the family hopes to break the news gently after they recuperate from their injuries. The baby's grandfather will soon reach Abu Dhabi from Hyderabad, India, to take custody of his grandchildren. He was in India to handle the funeral of the couple that was completed on August 9. 'We haven't told the children yet about their parents,' said Mr Mateen, who works in a technology company in Abu Dhabi. 'How do you tell children this news? I will wait until my father comes here to talk to them about this.' Coping with grief The entire family had gathered together last month in India to celebrate Mr Mateen's engagement and coping with the sudden tragedy is too much for him to bear. 'I'm blank, I still cannot believe it. I still think my sister is alive, I cannot believe I will never meet her again,' Mr Mateen said. 'Waheed was such a good person. He would do anything for people in need, would give people money if they needed and would never ask for it back. I learnt from Waheed about helping people. He also knew how to handle critical situations.' Mr Mateen cherishes the guidance he got from the couple and is anxious about the future of his nieces. 'Both of them [brother-in-law and sister] were very cool and calm, they were the decision makers in our family and now they are gone,' he said. 'There is so much we need to plan for the education and future of the children.' Mr Waheed and Ms Begum had lived in the UAE for seven years and moved from Abu Dhabi to Al Ruwais a year ago due to his job with a technology company.
The National
a day ago
- General
- The National
Heartbroken Indian family says slim chance of infant surviving Abu Dhabi accident that killed his parents
The family of a four-month-old baby injured in a road accident in Abu Dhabi last week that killed his parents have learnt his chances of survival are bleak. The infant suffered head injuries and remains in a critical condition on life support in an Abu Dhabi hospital after a car crash killed his parents Syed Waheed, 35, and Sana Begum, 27, on August 7 when driving back to their home in Al Ruwais. 'There has been no improvement and doctors have told us that he may not survive,' the child's uncle Syed Mateen, 25, told The National. 'I can't think properly, it's too much of a shock to see the baby on a ventilator.' The child's elder sisters, Sidra, seven, and Sadia, two, were operated on for fractures to their legs and are being cared for in hospital. The injured children were brought from a hospital in Al Ruwais after the accident. Mr Mateen is shattered over the death of his elder sister Sana Begun and brother-in-law Sayed Waheed. He was the last person to see the family alive on August 7 as they had visited him in Abu Dhabi and were heading back to Al Ruwais when the accident occurred. The two young girls have not yet been told about their parents death as the family hopes to break the news gently after they recuperate from their injuries. The baby's grandfather will soon reach Abu Dhabi from Hyderabad, India, to take custody of his grandchildren. He was in India to handle the funeral of the couple that was completed on August 9. 'We haven't told the children yet about their parents,' said Mr Mateen, who works in a technology company in Abu Dhabi. 'How do you tell children this news? I will wait until my father comes here to talk to them about this.' Coping with grief The entire family had gathered together last month in India to celebrate Mr Mateen's engagement and coping with the sudden tragedy is too much for him to bear. 'I'm blank, I still cannot believe it. I still think my sister is alive, I cannot believe I will never meet her again,' Mr Mateen said. 'Waheed was such a good person. He would do anything for people in need, would give people money if they needed and would never ask for it back. I learnt from Waheed about helping people. He also knew how to handle critical situations.' Mr Mateen cherishes the guidance he got from the couple and is anxious about the future of his nieces. 'Both of them [brother-in-law and sister] were very cool and calm, they were the decision makers in our family and now they are gone,' he said. 'There is so much we need to plan for the education and future of the children.' Mr Waheed and Ms Begum had lived in the UAE for seven years and moved from Abu Dhabi to Al Ruwais a year ago due to his job with a technology company.
The National
4 days ago
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- The National
Grieving Indian father says daughter and son-in-law killed in Abu Dhabi accident lived for their children
A devastated father is struggling with the loss of his daughter and son-in-law in a road accident in Abu Dhabi and asks for prayers for his four-month-old grandson who remains in a critical condition with head injuries. Indian engineer Syed Waheed, 35, and his wife Sana Begum, 27, died when the car he was driving hit a road divider and then smashed into a pole as they were returning from Abu Dhabi to their home in Al Ruwais with their children on Thursday, according to the family. Their youngest child is in the intensive care unit being treated for head injuries, two daughters, aged seven and two, have been operated for fractures to their legs and relatives have flown in from India to Abu Dhabi to look after the children. 'They (Sana and Syed) have left us, they are gone, we can do nothing. We can only pray to Allah for the children. I ask everyone to pray from my grandson, he is only four-months-old and has brain injuries,' a distraught Syed Ismail, Ms Begum's father, told The National from Hyderabad, in southern India. Mr Waheed worked for a technology company and the couple moved from Abu Dhabi where they lived for five years to Al Ruwais more than a year ago. They had visited Ms Begum's younger brother who works in Abu Dhabi and were returning home on Thursday when the accident occurred. The bodies were repatriated to India and the funeral took place on Saturday. The family recently went home to Hyderabad for Ms Begum's brother's engagement and had returned to the UAE on July 24. 'We were together for the engagement and had a big celebration. Who would have known they would be taken away from us within days,' Mr Ismail said. 'Now we must think only of the children and their well-being.' Mr Waheed and Ms Begum had made the UAE their home and lived in the country for about seven years. 'Sana was such a good daughter I can't even speak about how perfect she was,' Mr Ismail said. 'Sana's dream was to care and look after the children, make sure they study a lot and do well. Her dreams were only for the children, they both wanted to give them the world.'
Daily Tribune
5 days ago
- Daily Tribune
Indian Couple Dies in Abu Dhabi Crash, Baby in Critical Condition
A heartbreaking road accident in Al Dhannah City, Abu Dhabi, claimed the lives of an Indian couple from Telangana on Thursday. The victims were identified as Syed Waheed and his wife, Sana Begum. rn Their three children – aged just four months, five years, and 11 years – were also injured in the crash. Family members confirmed that the youngest, a baby boy, remains in critical condition. rn 'The children are still in Abu Dhabi, and the baby is fighting for his life,' a close relative shared. rn Waheed had been working in the cybersecurity sector since 2018, and the family had made their home in the Al Dhafra region. Following the tragedy, relatives sought help from the Indian Embassy to send the couple's bodies back to India. rn
