The investigation into a September crane collapse in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has reportedly resulted in five indictments, including officials at lead contractor Saudi Binladen Group. According to reports in the Saudi Gazette and other local media, the government of Saudi Arabia has charged five engineers with negligence in connection with the Sept. 11 collapse of a crawler crane onto Mecca’s Grand Mosque. The collapse killed 111 and injured 394, making it the deadliest crane collapse in decades.
According to local media reports, the five accused are engineers and project managers, and include employees of Saudi Binladen Group as well government officials in charge of overseeing the ongoing construction surrounding the Grand Mosque. The Saudi Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution has not made an official announcement of the indictments yet, and the names of the accused have not been released.