A 19-year-old construction worker has been seriously injured in a fall from a building site in Rabat.

The incident happened at Triq Pawlu Inguanez at around 10.30am on Friday morning.

Police were called to the construction site after the Syrian man fell from a floor while working. 

A medical team treated him on site before he was taken to Mater Dei hospital by ambulance and certified as being seriously injured. 

Police investigations continue.