Teenager seriously injured in five-storey fall

A teenager sustained serious injuries in a five storey fall on Saturday morning, police said.

The accident happened at a construction site in Ramla Street, Mellieha, at 2.30am.

Police said that two teenagers from Austria had entered the site and climbed onto the roof when the 19-year old fell into a shaft.

A medical team and Civil Protection crew went to the site before the injured youth was taken to Mater Dei Hospital.

Source: Malta police