A 58-year-old Briton died this morning when he fell off a fence which was little more than 1.5 metres high.

The police said the incident happened at about 6.30am in Triq ir-Rizzi, Qawra.

An ambulance team rushed to the scene but the man died on the spot. 

A magisterial inquiry is under way. 

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