Thursday morning’s wall collapse, inside a building site in Tower Road, Sliema, was the fifth construction-related accident in the space of a week.

On Monday, a 40-year-old Italian worker died after he fell inside a construction site in Triq Francis Zammit, St Julian's.

On Friday 22 March, a Bangladeshi construction worker was seriously injured after falling from a height inside a construction site in Triq Depiro, Sliema.

Earlier that same day, a Somali man was injured after he was hit by falling stone at the reverse osmosis plant in Pembroke.

The most bizarre case took place on Monday, when a cement mixer unloaded its cargo against the side of a police car in Marsa. While no one was injured, one can safely say that the incident was related to the construction industry.

With so many similar accidents taking place over the past weeks and months, many are asking what’s happening within the construction industry – why is it that the number of accidents seems to be increasing. And, more importantly, what are the authorities doing, if anything at all, to ensure that this issue is tackled?