Updated 3.30pm - Driver grievously injured

A 66-year-old truck driver was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when the truck he was driving toppled over as he was reversing it at the Magħtab landfill. 

The man, a Mosta resident, was lifted out of the truck with the help of Civil Protection Department officials sent to the scene. He was then taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance, police said. 

In a statement, Wasteserv said the incident happened at around 9.45am and involved a truck driver employed by a third party contractor. The offered the driver its solidarity and said it was cooperating fully with authorities investigating the incident. 

 

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