As Dubai's food delivery booms, dangers and casualties mount

A delivery driver for the app Deliveroo speeds through a roundabout in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photos: Jon Gambrell/AP

Running late, the delivery driver threaded his motorcycle around lurching cars, speeding against time and traffic to satisfy a customer’s burger craving – the day's last delivery in Dubai.

Moments later, a car sideswiped him. The collision catapulted Mohammed Ifran off his bike and smashed him into the street, instantly killing the 21-year-old as he was delivering a meal worth some US$8 (RM33).