A man is in danger of dying after he fell off a truck while he was working at the Kordin Industrial Estate on Tuesday.

Police said that they were called to a site in Ras Hanzir, close to the Kordin Industrial Estate in Paola, at around 10:15am.

Preliminary investigations showed that a 65-year-old man from Attard had fallen off a truck while he was carrying out some works.

Civil Protection Department members and a medical team were called to the site and the victim was taken to Mater Dei Hospital for further treatment.

He was later certified as suffering from serious injuries.

Duty magistrate Astrid May Grima leading an inquiry while police investigations are also ongoing.