Man, 75, dies after being trapped between truck and wall in Żurrieq

A 75-year-old man from Safi died on Tuesday morning after becoming trapped between a truck and a rubble wall in an alley off Triq Wied iż-Żurrieq.

Police were alerted at about 7.30am. Preliminary investigations indicate that the truck, which the man had been using, rolled forward for reasons that have yet to be established.

Civil Protection personnel and a medical team from Mater Dei Hospital responded. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Magistrate Renata Farrugia is leading an inquiry, with experts appointed to assist. Police investigations are ongoing.