Ras Al Khaimah: A Pakistani labourer was buried alive under piles of sand and rocks which fell on him yesterday.
The victim was digging a three-metre-deep hole in Oman Street in the Al Nakheel area as part of street renovation. The 44-year-old victim, Jol Ahmad, worked for a construction company based in Abu Dhabi, which was commissioned to renovate the street.
While he was digging the hole, huge quantities of sand and rocks fell on him, burying him alive, a senior police officer told Gulf News on Sunday.
The officer said the incident was reported to the Police Operation Room by the victim's colleagues.
The officer added that the sand and rock loads were removed and the victim's body was recovered and sent by ambulance to the morgue of Saqr Hospital. The body was to be handed over later to his family for burial.
The officer said the victim was working on reshaping the hole and the sand and rocks were supposed to be used to fill the hole.
