A 31-year-old man died this afternoon after falling from a height of six metres into a tanker hole while working on a ship at the Oil Tanking Facilities in Birżebbuġa.

The police said the accident happened at 4.50pm.

Personnel from the Civil Protection Department went on site but the Turkish victim was declared dead on the stop.

An inquiry is being held.

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