A man fell down a shaft while working on the roof of an apartment block in Zejtun this morning, the police said.

The incident happened at about 8am in Emanuel Galea Street.

The 56-year-old, from Cospicua fell a height of about one storey and was lifted out of the shaft by rescuers of the Civil Protection Department.

His medical conditions was described as serious.  

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