A man was grievously injured on Thursday in an occupational accident at a construction site close to Triq Ġuże D’Amato in Paola.

The police said the accident happened at around 11am.

The victim, a 26-year-old Turkish man who lives in Birkirkara, was injured when he was hit by a metal object while unloading a truck.

He was given first aid by a medical team and members of the Civil Protection Department on site and then taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance.

The police are investigating.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.