Dubai: A tragic death has befallen a Malayali student in Dubai shortly after she disembarked from a flight. The student died when she was struck by another vehicle after stopping alongside the road seeking help due to a tire burst on her car.
The deceased, Naif Balkis, was a final-year architecture student at the Canadian University of Dubai and hailed from Thodupuzha in Idukki district. The fatal accident occurred around 3 pm on Friday, 6 November 2026, in the Rashidiya area of Dubai.
Naif Balkis was the daughter of prominent Dubai-based businessman Binu Hameed and Seena. She had been residing in Dubai for her studies. According to available information, the accident took place while she was traveling by car soon after disembarking from the flight. During the journey, a tire on her car unexpectedly burst, forcing her to pull over to the roadside. While seeking assistance outside the vehicle, she was hit by another passing car.
Naif had called her father, Binu Hameed, to inform him about the tire burst. Without panic, he instructed her to contact roadside recovery services and seek the necessary help. Naif was in the process of trying to obtain assistance when the tragedy occurred.
Some time later, when Binu Hameed tried to contact his daughter again, there was no response. Repeated calls went unanswered, causing worry among the family. It was then they were informed about Naif’s involvement in the vehicle accident. Preliminary reports indicate that Naif was struck after exiting the car following the tire burst. She sustained critical injuries and later succumbed.
Further details regarding the exact circumstances of the accident and the reasons the other vehicle hit her remain to be clarified. Authorities in Dubai Police have initiated an investigation.
Naif Balkis was in her final year of architecture studies at the Canadian University of Dubai. The unexpected accident took her life as she was preparing to complete her education and embark on her future.
Her untimely death has deeply saddened family members, relatives, and friends, as well as the wider expatriate Malayali community.
Following the accident, Naif’s body was transferred to the Dubai Police Forensic Department. Arrangements are underway to complete necessary legal and official procedures before repatriating the body to Kerala. Family members have arrived in Dubai to coordinate these formalities. The Indian Consulate in the UAE is also expected to support the process of bringing her remains home.
Naif’s immediate family comprises her father Binu Hameed, mother Seena, and brother Nihal Hameed. The unexpected passing of this promising Malayali student, poised to achieve significant milestones after completing her higher education abroad, has become a heartbreaking loss for her family and the expatriate community. The fatal accident, resulting from technical issues with the vehicle that led to the tire burst and subsequent attempt to seek help, remains a profoundly distressing event.
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Original Malayalam report: Malayalam Daily News
