Pakistani dies in Kuwait after iron pillar falls on head

Dubai: A Pakistani expat in Kuwait died on the spot after an iron pillar fell on his head and smashed his skull while working on a farm in Sulaibiya, Al-Rai Newspaper reported yesterday.

The Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior received a report from the police investigator of the Farwaniya Hospital that a Pakistani was rushed to the Emergency Medical Services department of the hospital by his friends, and that he died of severe head injuries.

Immediately, a team of Forensics personnel rushed to the hospital and during initial interrogations with the co-workers the team learned he was working on a farm and an iron beam fell on his head and crushed his skull. The remains have been referred to the Forensics Medicine for an autopsy.

Meanwhile, an Indian expat has committed suicide by hanging himself in the suburb of West Mishref. A security source stated that as soon as the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior received a report on the incident police and paramedics rushed to the scene and referred the corpse to Forensics.

In the meantime, the daily said a case of suicide has been registered at the area police station.