Father-of-two dies in forklift accident

The accident happened at 10am on Triq Burmarrad

A 34-year-old man died on Monday in an accident at a Naxxar store involving a forklift.

The victim, father-of-two Robert Micallef, was described by friends as an enthusiast of the St Sebastian feast of Qormi and a church volunteer. Scores wrote tributes on social media while expressing their shock and grief.

The accident happened on Burmarrad Road at 10am. Civil Protection Department officers and an ambulance crew rushed to the scene, but Micallef died on the spot.   

A magisterial inquiry and investigations by the police and the Occupational Health and Safety Authority are underway.

 

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