A man was seriously injured when he was hit by construction equipment in Sliema on Tuesday evening, the police said.
The man, aged 25 of Attard, was hit by a pipe which forms part of a cement apparatus which came off as a result of damage, the police said.
The accident took place in Tower Road at 9pm.
The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Magistrate Philip Galea Farrugia is leading an inquiry.