Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday ordered that top officials of the Saudi Binladin Group be banned from traveling outside the kingdom after investigators pinned the blame partially on the construction company for Friday’s deadly crane crash in Makkah, Arab News reports. The company is also forbidden from taking on new projects until further review.
An investigative commission ruled that the company had not “respected the norms of safety,” according to Saudi Arabia’s official press agency (SPA) said. According to the Saudi Gazette, the King was briefed on the report of the committee that carried out probe into the accident. The report found there was no criminal intent in the accident.
Some initial investigations by Saudi authorities suggested a “balance issue” in the crane and bad weather contributed to the tragedy.
King Salman has ordered SR1m each ($270k) for those who suffered permanent disability and SR500,000 ($133k) compensation for injured pilgrims.
