Riyadh: A mobile crane lever has fallen inside Makkah’s Grand Mosque, injuring one worker.
According to Saudi Gazette, the crane driver was slightly injured in the crash after the arm of the small crane collapsed in a construction site in the Grand Mosque on Sunday, Khaleej Times reported.
إمارة #مكة: سقوط ذراع رافعة متحركة داخل منطقة مخصصة للعمل في المسجد الحرام وإصابة سائق المعدة فقط.#مصدر_للأخبار #السعودية pic.twitter.com/ppSjVV4NbD
— مصدر (@MSDAR_NEWS) May 20, 2018
The work zone is not open to Umrah pilgrims, worshippers or visitors.
سقوط ذراع رافعة متحركة داخل منطقة عمل في المسجد الحرام وإصابة السائق بإصابات طفيفة.https://t.co/HTg0f1bcsR#واس pic.twitter.com/K7bZv80Rc9
— واس الأخبار الملكية (@spagov) May 20, 2018
The Governate stressed on its website that the lever fell in a working area and not a prayer place or a path for pilgrims, Kuna reported.
Necessary precautionary measures were taken after the incident.
IANS