A 45-year-old Syrian worker is in critical condition after he fell a height of three storeys in Coleridge Street, Gżira, yesterday morning.

The police said the Syrian, who resides in Malta, was doing some work on a building when he lost his balance.

Civil Protection Department personnel administered first aid until the injured worker was taken to hospital.

A magisterial inquiry was opened.

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