A 53-year-old construction worker from Zebbuġ was seriously injured when a boulder fell on him on Thursday afternoon.

The accident happened shortly before 4pm at Trejqet il-Bajja, St George's Bay, when a large rock fell on the worker, the police said. 

He was assisted by a medical team and members of the Civil Protection Department before being rushed to hospital.

A magisterial inquiry is under way. 

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