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Young girl in serious condition after cement bag accident

17 December 2018, MVT 09:38
Cement bags. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU
17 December 2018, MVT 09:38

Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH), revealed that a little girl is in critical condition after a bag of cement fell on top of her head, on Sunday.

CCTV footage shows the girl walking under Maafannu, Nalahiya Manzil, as a bag of cement fell from the fifth storey of the construction site, colliding with the girl and covering the area in cement. Once the dust settled, bystanders saw the girl, unconscious on the street and rushed her to the hospital.

The 6-year-old's mother, a Bangladeshi doctor, was walking behind her when the incident occurred.

A media official from IGMH, stated that the girl was taken into the operation theatre and that her condition remains critical. She is currently placed at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

W construction is contracted for the project.

During a press conference held by Male' City Council, following the incident, City Mayor, Shifa Mohamed, stated that the company is responsible for negligence, as they lacked the necessary permits for the category of construction taking place at the site.

Additionally, the Mayor noted poor site supervision.

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