A man was critically injured when he fell down a flight of stairs at an apartment block in Valletta last night.

The police said the incident happened at about 1am in Triq l-Ibjar.

The man, 40, fell as he was coming down from the roof. He was found unconscious on the landing of the building’s upper floor by paramedics, whose assistance was sought by a neighbour.

The man was conveyed by ambulance to Mater Dei Hospital, where he was certified to be in danger of loss of life.

Further investigations are under way.

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