A man carrying out some maintenance work at his Żejtun home was grievously injured on Saturday morning after he fell from a height of two-and-a-half storeys. 

The 59-year-old fell at his home on Triq il-President Anton Buttigieg at around 11am, the police said. 

He was given first aid on-site by emergency responders that included Civil Protection Department members and then taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance, where he is receiving treatment. 

A police investigation is under way. 

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