Two people were injured early Thursday after an accident on the highway connected to the Sinamale bridge.
Police said the accident occurred around 5.30am on the highway leaving a 36 year old man and a 29 year old man injured.
The two had been rushed to the hospital in the reclaimed suburb Hulhumale but had later been transferred to the state run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in the capital Male.
A hospital official said one of the injured victims was critical but did not the specify the nature of the injuries.
Police last month had stepped up traffic control measures on the newly opened Sinamale Bridge linking the capital Male to the reclaimed suburb Hulhumale via the airport island Hulhule after a spate of accidents especially on the highway.
The bridge dubbed China-Maldives Friendship bridge before being renamed to Sinamale bridge was financed with USD126 million in grant aid and a concessionary loan from China along with USD12.6 million from the state budget.
The over water bridge stretch out to 1.39 kilometers in length and 20 meters in width.
Since the bridge was opened there have been reports of multiple accidents especially on the highway which links the bridge to the reclaimed suburb.
