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A worker was killed and another was seriously injured in separate accidents when sheets of metal fell on them on Wednesday.

The police said the fatality took place at about 5.30pm in a warehouse in Triq il-Haddedin, Mgarr. The worker, a 22-year-old Nigerian, was unloading sheets of metals when some fell on him.

He died on the spot. Magistrate Gabriella Vella is heading an inquiry.

Earlier, a worker from Georgia was seriously injured when a sheet of metal fell on one of his feet.

The police said the accident happened in a warehouse at Triq ix-Xatt il-Mollijiet, Marsa, at about 3pm.

The 38-year-old was hospitalised, suffering serious injuries. 

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