A 50-year-old man was seriously injured when he fell off a ladder in a factory in Xewkija.

The police said the man, from Victoria, was doing maintenance work at a factory on Triq Jean De La Valette at around 6.30pm on Wednesday.

He was given first aid on site and rushed to the Gozo General Hospital.

A magisterial inquiry is underway.

The police and the Occupational Health and Safety Authority are investigating the incident.

 

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