A 48-year-old man from Fgura died on Saturday night after he was crushed between the doors of a cargo lift at a food establishment in Għaxaq.
The police said the incident happened at 11.30pm when the man, an employee, got stuck between the doors of the lift. The Civil Protection Department was called to assist in the rescue but the police said the man died on site.
A magisterial inquiry is under way.