Malayali youth dies in AC compressor blast in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: An expatriate Malayali youth, who was undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in an AC explosion, died on Sunday. Ziyad (36), son of Kaniyamparampil Basheer, a native of Thodupuzha, Randupalam and currently a resident of Manjali, died in the incident. Ziyad was working as a driver in Riyadh. The accident occurred at 2 pm on Friday.

The accident occurred when the AC compressor exploded. The young man with serious burns was immediately admitted to the intensive care unit of Al Mouwasat Hospital at Exit 9. He died at around 2.10 pm on Sunday while undergoing treatment. The body, which was kept in the hospital morgue, will be buried at the "Naseem Al Salam Mausoleum" in Riyadh on Monday afternoon.

Ziyad has been a driver for a Saudi citizen for over seven years. Ziyad leaves behind his wife and daughter.