Updated 20 November

An 86-year-old man from Sliema who fell down a lift shaft at his residence has died, police said. 

The man fell from a height of more than one storey while construction work was being carried out.

The police said the accident happened at 8.45am on November 18 at Triq il-Kulleġġ l-Antik.

The man was assisted on site by a medical team and members of the Civil Protection Department. He was then transferred to Mater Dei Hospital, but unfortunately succumbed to his injuries and passed away. 

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