Young tourist critical after fall

A 19-year-old Dutch tourist is in critical condition after he fell down a flight of stairs at a hotel in Dragonara Road, Paceville, early yesterday morning. The police said they were informed at about 3.15 a.m. that a young man had fallen as he was...

A 19-year-old Dutch tourist is in critical condition after he fell down a flight of stairs at a hotel in Dragonara Road, Paceville, early yesterday morning.

The police said they were informed at about 3.15 a.m. that a young man had fallen as he was climbing the stairs.

The youth was rushed to hospital in an ambulance where he was found to be in danger of dying, the police said.

Magistrate Joseph Apap Bologna appointed a team of court experts to help in an inquiry. St Julians district police are investigating.

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