Updated 2.35pm

A roof at a construction site in Sliema partially collapsed on Tuesday morning, injuring a worker.

A police spokesperson said that emergency crews had been dispatched to a site on Tower Road following reports of a collapse at 11.15pm.  

The spokesperson confirmed that a 59-year-old man from Senglea had been grievously injured in the incident after he fell around one storey following the collapse.

The collapsed happened on one of the upper floors of the building. Photo: Matthew MirabelliThe collapsed happened on one of the upper floors of the building. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

The police confirmed that the injured person was a construction worker. 

Civil Protection Department officials were required to coordinate the rescue and used a crane ladder to access the collapse site. The worker was lifted down to safety, with a medical team then rushing him to Mater Dei Hospital for treatment. 

 

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