KUWAIT: A worker died from fatal wounds he sustained when he became trapped between a cargo elevator and a steel support in Fahaheel. Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call, but the Asian man had succumbed to his injuries by the time they arrived. Criminal Evidence Department men were called to investigate the scene and transport the victim's body to the coroner. Investigations are ongoing to reveal the circumstances behind the incident.
Kidnap attempt
A Kuwaiti woman accused her bus driver of attempting to kidnap her instead of dropping her home from college. In her statements to police, the woman said that she was left alone in the bus after the Bangladeshi driver had dropped all other students to their homes, and instead of driving to her home as usual, he went to another area where she became suspicious. At that time her mother called the driver to ask about her daughter who was late, then the girl screamed for help, prompting the driver to change route and drop the girl to her home before driving away. Detectives are investigating.
Factory fire
Firemen form the Sabhan and Mubarak Al-Kabeer fire stations but out a blaze that broke out in a local factory's office yesterday. No injuries were reported in the incident. Meanwhile, an investigation was opened to determine the cause of the fire.
By Hanan Al-Saadoun