Seriously injured in ceiling collapse

A 65-year-old man of Msida is suffering from serious injuries after the ceiling he was working on collapsed, the police said. The accident occurred yesterday morning in New Street, Msida, when the man was doing maintenance work on the premises. The...

A 65-year-old man of Msida is suffering from serious injuries after the ceiling he was working on collapsed, the police said.

The accident occurred yesterday morning in New Street, Msida, when the man was doing maintenance work on the premises.

The police said the man was taken to hospital where he was found to have sustained broken ribs as a result of the fall.

Yesterday's occupational accident is the eighth in a spate that have occurred over the past week, three of which were fatal.

Magistrate Myriam Hayman appointed several experts to assist her in the inquiry, while investigations are being carried out by the Msida district police.

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