Updated 4.45pm 

A construction worker suffered grievous injuries when he fell down the stairs of a construction site on Tuesday morning.

The police said the accident happened shortly before 9 am at Triq ta’ Masrija in Mellieħa.

In a statement later on Tuesday a police spokesperson said that the man was a 49-year-old Żabbar resident who was working on a staircase in the common area of a block of apartments. 

The man was given first aid on-site by a medical team from the Civil Protection Department and was later taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance. 

Duty Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit was informed of the incident, the police said, while an investigation in collaboration with the Occupational Health and Safety Authority is ongoing. 

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