Updated 2pm with worker's condition

A construction worker was hospitalised on Monday after falling from a height of around one storey in Żurrieq.

Police said the 53-year old Italian man, who lives in Marsascala,  was unloading some items from a van on a construction site in Triq it-Torri when he fell.

The incident took place at around 9.30am.

He was taken to Mater Dei Hospital for treatment, where his injuries were certified as grievous.

The incident happened a week after a Libyan construction worker fell to his death at a construction site in Sliema.

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