Man Critically Injured in Attard Quarry Incident
· Updated
In brief
- A 48-year-old man was critically injured in an incident at a quarry in Attard.
- The incident involved a collision between a lorry and a forklift.
- Police investigations are ongoing, and a magisterial inquiry has been opened.
A 48-year-old man is in critical condition after being involved in an incident at a quarry in Attard. The accident occurred on Thursday morning at a construction site in Triq Ħ’Attard.
Preliminary investigations by the police indicate that the incident involved a collision between a DAF truck, driven by a 36-year-old man from Msida, and a forklift. The 48-year-old victim was driving the forklift at the time of the collision.
Emergency services, including a medical team, were called to the scene. The injured man was taken to Mater Dei Hospital for urgent medical treatment, where his condition was later confirmed to be critical.
Magistrate Charmaine Galea has opened an inquiry into the incident. Police investigations are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the accident.
New information has emerged regarding the incident at a quarry in Attard where a 48-year-old man was critically injured. The man is now described as being in danger of death following the collision.
Further details indicate that the incident involved a collision between a forklift and a truck within the quarry premises. Emergency services responded to the scene, and the man was transported to hospital for urgent medical attention.
Police investigations into the circumstances of the collision are continuing, and a magisterial inquiry remains open to determine the full facts of the case.
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Updates
- : New details confirm the incident involved a collision between a forklift and a truck, with the man now described as being in danger of death.