KUWAIT CITY, Sep 3: A 33-year-old expatriate worker died after falling from an elevator shaft in the Al-Mutlaa area. A security source confirmed that an investigation has been launched to determine whether the deceased was officially sponsored by the elevator installation company and whether he was equipped with proper safety gear at the time of the accident.

According to the source, the Ministry of Interior’s operations center received a report from an expatriate elevator installation technician, who stated that his assistant had fallen from a height of 18 to 20 meters and died instantly.

Security teams immediately rushed to the scene, where they questioned the site supervisor. The supervisor confirmed that the deceased was indeed sponsored by the company, but could not verify if he had been wearing safety equipment. He noted, however, that the company does provide all its workers with the required safety gear.