A man is in danger of dying after falling four-storeys from the balcony of a residence on Wednesday morning.

Police said in a statement that the incident happened at around 8:30am in Triq San Frangisk in San Gwann.

Preliminary investigations showed that a man – who is yet to be identified – fell around four storeys from the balcony of a residence in this street.

A medical team was called on site and the man was taken to Mater Dei Hospital for urgent care. He was certified as suffering from serious injuries.

Magistrate Antoine Agius Bonnici is leading an inquiry while police investigations are also ongoing.