A 22-year-old man was seriously injured while he was loading weeds onto a parked truck, which started to move and tripped him under its wheel.

Police said that the incident occurred in the industrial estate at Mrieħel at 10am.

The victim, a resident of St Paul's Bay was rushed to hospital in an ambulance. Police are investigating. 

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