Overview
- Naifa Balkies Hameed, a 21-year-old final-year architecture student, was standing behind her brother’s car after a flat tyre when a speeding vehicle struck her on Al Khawaneej Street in Dubai and she died at the scene.
- Family members say she called her father from the car to report the flat and that he advised contacting roadside assistance and taking a taxi before she stopped answering his calls.
- Relatives report that Dubai Police informed them the driver was arrested and that a probe is under way, though authorities had not issued a public statement in the reports.
- Her family completed repatriation formalities and her body was flown to Thodupuzha in Kerala, where she was buried and mourned by relatives who described her as an experienced driver and devoted daughter.
- The family is urging greater roadside safety and public awareness for motorists and pedestrians, a call that could lead to renewed focus on breakdown response, roadside lighting and enforcement on busy Dubai roads.