ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, January 25th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

A European woman, aged 54, fell from the 6th floor while reversing her vehicle in a multi-story parking garage on Khalifa Street in Abu Dhabi, according to preliminary investigations.

Major Saeed Al Dhaheri, Director of Al Madina Police Station of the Capital Police Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, who supervised the investigations of the accident said: “The operation room received a call around 8:00 am on Sunday regarding a vehicle that had fallen from a parking garage in Abu Dhabi.”

“The comprehensive police patrols, ambulances, and specialized police teams rushed to the scene and quickly addressed the situation. According to the reports, the car had been backing out before falling out of the parking garage, which led to the death of the woman. Additional physical damage had also been sustained during the accident,” he said.

Major Al Dhaheri said: “The investigations are underway and we are working towards understanding the events that have led up to this accident.”

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