A 72-year-old man was seriously injured on Sunday when he fell while running in a field in Gozo. 

The police said on Monday that the incident happened at 1.30pm when the man from Għajnsielem was running across fields in Triq il-Ħamri in his hometown. 

It said an off-duty police sergeant witnessed the incident and intervened to give the man first aid and call for assistance. A medical team rushed to the scene and took the man to hospital for treatment.

Police investigations are under way. 
 

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