Girl hit by falling cement bag in critical condition

After a second surgery at midnight, she is now breathing through a ventilator at the intensive care unit, her family told the press.

Horrific video footage of the accident was widely shared on social media, prompting concern and outrage over the lack of safety measures. It shows a cloud of cement mix descend on the girl while she was walking on the pavement ahead of her mother.

The girl was hospitalised with internal bleeding and severe injuries to her shoulder blade and legs, Malé City Mayor Shifa Mohamed briefed the media.