An expatriate worker has fallen from the seventh storey of a building site under construction at Maafannu district of Male' City.

Maldives Police Service has confirmed they received report of an expat worker falling from the construction site, around 18:19hrs on Sunday evening.

The expatriate has been transported to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) for immediate medical attention.

While Maldives Police is investigating the accident, construction site workers and contractors have been advised to enforce safe working conditions and equip laborers and workers with safety gears while working on such sites.