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Four workers were killed after falling six-storeys when the maintenance cradle they were working in collapsed at Sharjah’s Ansar Mall yesterday morning.
Three of the men died at the scene and the fourth succumbed to his injuries in hospital yesterday afternoon. Unconfirmed reports say that three of the victims were Indian, while the fourth was from Bangladesh.
The men were erecting an advertising banner for a new restaurant when the incident occurred at around 3.30am. A report published in The National newspaper said that it appeared the men weren’t wearing safety harnesses at the time.
A witness, working at Al Farooq Restaurant at the time, told the paper, “We heard a loud noise of people falling and then a silence. There were no cries, no calls for help.”
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"Four workers were lying on the ground in silence, only one was bleeding. It was clear they were dead,” he said, adding that the police arrived moments later.
Hamid Al Mansouri, Ansar Mall general manager told the paper, “I got a call around 3.30am that there was an accident. I told my security officer to call police immediately, and by the time I arrived at the scene, police were already there.”
The cause of the accident is under investigation. Sharjah police could not be reached for comment on the investigation, or to confirm the nationality of the victims, this morning.
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