Man falls from 5th floor of Maafannu building, taken to IGMH

Blood is seen on the street where a man fell from the fifth floor of a building on May 22, 2021. (Sun Photo/Mohamed Muzain Nazim)

A man who fell from the fifth floor of a building located in Maafannu district of Male’ City in early Saturday, and was rushed to Indhira Gandhi Memoria Hospital (IGMH) for treatment.

The man fell from the fifth floor of En’dherikuri. The building is located in Ithaa Goalhi, and is adjacent to En’dherimaage – the residence of former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

Street where a man fell from the fifth floor of a building on May 22, 2021. (Sun Photo/Mohamed Muzain Nazim)

Police said the incident was reported to the authority at approximately 01:00 am on Saturday.

They identified the man as who fell as a 33-year-old Maldivian male.

Mafannu fiyathoshi maguge huri imaraathege 5 vana floor in meehaku vetti fuluhun harakaiy theri vanee @sunbrk pic.twitter.com/4qQ71t1xun
— Muzayyin Nazim (@tedmaldives) May 21, 2021

Eye witnesses told Sun the man was taken to IGMH by MNDF officers.

A similar incident took place in suburban Hulhumale’ in early Friday, when a 21-year-old was found bleeding in the street after falling from a building. He, too, is being treated at IGMH.