16-year-old injured by falling electric drill
A 16-year-old boy was hospitalised yesterday after being struck on the head by the screwdriver of an electric drill that fell from the sixth floor of a house in Malé.
15 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
A 16-year-old boy was hospitalised yesterday after being struck on the head by an electric drill that fell from the sixth floor of a house in Malé.
The Indira Gandi Memorial Hospital’s (IGMH) spokesperson told The Maldives Independent that said the victim was hemorrhaging in the brain, but he is able to talk and respond.
“Doctors have recommended that he be taken abroad for treatment,” she said, but was unable to confirm when or where the would be flown to.
A police spokesman said the top of the electric drill trip while workers were trying to attach a ventilation unit in Maafanu Kaadhu.
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