Expat worker crushed under reversing truck

Manama : An Asian expatriate died after being hit by a reversing truck yesterday at a work site in Askar.

Mallesh Gauvala, an expatriate from India, was a labourer with a contracting company.

It was around 11:30 yesterday when a Bahraini truck driver reversed the truck while Mallesh was standing behind it. He was crushed under the truck and eventually lost his life, acccording to sources.

According to a the source from the Ministry of Interior, the driver was a Bahraini and the paramedic’s team pronounced him dead at the scene.

The case is now under public prosecution and the Ministry of Labour is further investigating the matter.