Elderly woman dies in fall at home

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An 83-year-old woman died in a one-storey fall at her Luqa home, police said.

The sad accident happened at around 10.30 at her home in Tarxien Road in the town.

A medical team was called but the woman died at the scene.

In a seperate incident, a worker was seriously injured in a two-storey fall at a residence in Santa Venera on Wednesday shortly after mid-day.