A man was grievously injured last night when he was hit by iron sheets while working on a ship docked at a shipyard in Triq Għajn Dwieli, Paola.

The police said the accident happened at 11.30pm.

The victim, a Romanian, was assisted on site by a medical team and members of the Civil Protection Department and was later taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance.

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