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Images: Imran Khan falls during election meet, suffers head injury

FP Staff May 8, 2013, 09:11:44 IST

Pakistan’s star-cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan suffered serious head injuries yesterday during an election meet, when the forklift which was raising him onto a stage crashed.

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Combination of still images taken from a video shows Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan ( with green scarf) falling off a mechanical lift which was meant to raise him onto a stage at an election rally in Lahore. Khan injured his head on Tuesday four days before the national elections, party and medical officials said. Khan fell as the lift was just short of the 15ft (4.5 metre)-high platform in the eastern city of Lahore, witnesses said. Reuters

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A still image taken from video shows Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan ( with green scarf) falling off a mechanical lift raising him onto a stage at an election rally. Reuters

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Rescue workers rush Imran Khan to a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. Associated Press

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Fans of Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan pray for their leader's health in Karachi, Pakistan. Associated Press

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Supporters of Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan pray for their leader's health in Karachi, Pakistan. Associated Press

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