A man was seriously injured early on Tuesday when a crane mounted on a truck toppled over at Wied Iż-Żurrieq.

The incident happened at about 7am as the crane was raising a platform loaded with sacks of cement near the historic coastal tower.

The construction worker, a 45-year-old from Żejtun, was trapped under the crane.

The police are investigating. 

 

 

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