A 58-year-old man is in critical condition following a collision between two container transporters at the Freeport early on Friday.

The police said the accident happened at 1.30am.

The Freeport said the worker was carrying out operations on a container ship. 

The transporters were being driven by a 30-year-old man from Rabat and the victim, a resident Marsascala.

The 58-year-old victim was assisted by the on-duty Freeport nurse before the emergency services arrived to transfer the man to Mater Dei hospital. 

An inquiry is being held.

The police are investigating.

Malta Freeport Terminals is also looking into the causes of the incident and cooperating with the police

A Freeport spokesperson said: “The man’s colleagues were obviously shocked by the incident and our thoughts at this time are very much with the injured worker and his family.”