A 51-year-old man was critically injured yesterday after he fell a height of about four storeys down a shaft on a construction site.

The incident occurred at around 1.15 p.m. on Mdina Road, Attard, the police said.

The police, a medical team and rescuers of the Civil Protection Department were on site to treat the man. Duty Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit opened an inquiry.

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