A man has died after falling from the 14th storey of a building under construction in Hulhumale’.
Police have confirmed that the man is a migrant worker and that he fell to his death from the building under construction by MPL at Hulhumale’ phase II.
Police said the report of the fall came around 2:30 pm this afternoon and that the man had been rushed to Hulhumale’ hospital after the incident. Police confirmed that he died while under treatment for the injuries the worker sustained due to the fall.
Police also added that they were investigating the matter to rule out foul play.
In the last couple of years, such accidents in construction sites in the capital city have been more frequent and often times are fatal.
Last October a man fell to his death from a building under construction in Male’ while a migrant worker fell from the second storey of a building in Hulhumale last November and sustained injuries to his ribcage.
