Young girl hit by cement sack undergoes emergency surgery

The young girl injured after a sack of cement from a construction site in Male’ City fell on top of her this Sunday morning is undergoing emergency surgery, reports Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital.

The media official from IGMH who spoke to ‘Sun’ identified the girl as a nine-year-old.

The official said the girl was rushed into surgery, and the media bureau was therefore unable to obtain details of her injuries from her doctors.

Video of the incident shows the girl walking on the pavement with an adult woman walking behind her, and a sack of cement falling on her head.

The girl appeared to be unconscious with her legs protruding at an odd angle.

The girl’s condition was first noticed by a construction worker nearby once the dust from the cement cleared. And another man was seen throwing the girl over his shoulders and rushing to get a vehicle to transport her to the hospital.

The construction site from which the sack of cement fell lays near SunFront Lighting.

Maldives Police Service says the incident was reported to the authority at 10:45 am, and that the case is under investigation.