Dubai, June 8 (TIWN) Eight Indians were among the 17 people who were killed when a tourist bus from Oman rammed into a signboard in Dubai, the Consulate General of India (CGI) here said on Friday.

According to ANI, Dubai Police has said that the bus was carrying 31 people when it "overrun a traffic signal" near the Rashidiya exit on Thursday evening.

Police say the bus crashed into a sign on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. They did not elaborate on what caused the bus driver to hit the sign, though police warn that "sometimes a minor error or negligence" can be fatal, reported AP.