Worker killed in construction site fall


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DUBAI // A man was killed and another seriously injured after falling from scaffolding yesterday in Diera, police said.

The two men were working at a construction site, reports said. The height from which they fell was not clear.

"We received a report  at around 11am about an accident in a construction site in Diera, and we immediately deployed patrols to the site," an official from Dubai Police said today.

An Egyptian man died at the scene, while a co-worker from Bangladesh suffered serious injuries. He has been transferred to Rashid Hospital for treatment.

Primary findings suggest safety regulations were not followed, but a technical report by Dubai Municipality is under way to determine the exact cause of the accident.

wissa@thenational.ae