Tag: accident
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British man dies in paragliding incident off St Julian’s
A 59-year-old British man died following a paragliding incident around a mile and a half off the coast of St Julian’s on Saturday afternoon. According to the police, preliminary investigations indicate that the man and a 60-year-old British woman were paragliding when they fell into the sea, possibly due to strong winds. The pair were…
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Updated: Man in danger of dying after suspected gas explosion in Żejtun
Update 1pm A 47 year old man from Argentina is in danger of dying after having suffered serious burns in a gas explosion at a Å»ejtun scrapyard. Earlier A worker has been hospitalised after an explosion at a crane services outlet in Å»ejtun on Monday morning. The incident occurred at around 10.25am at premises in…
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Motorcyclist dies in Hal Far collision
A 34-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision with a truck in Gudja on Friday morning. The accident occurred in Triq Ħal Far at around 9.30am and involved a Leyland Cruiser truck driven by a 63-year-old Å»urrieq resident and a Yamaha motorcycle ridden by the victim, who was from Cospicua. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at…
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Breaking: Major fire in Dingli
Update: 1130am. A house and garage have been destroyed in a large fire in Dingli. An elderly man who lived on the premises was safely evacuated. Earlier. Twenty-five firefighters and nine fire appliances have been deployed to tackle a structure fire in Ħad-Dingli, the Civil Protection Department said. Members of the public have been advised…
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26-year-old man dies in three-car collision in Santa Venera
A 26-year-old man from Marsa died on Tuesday afternoon following a three-vehicle collision in Santa Venera. The accident occurred at around 5.30pm on St Joseph High Road and involved a Mazda Demio, a Nissan X-Trail and a Mercedes-Benz C250. The victim was driving the Mazda, which overturned on impact and came to rest on its…
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Driver dies in Qormi trailer and truck crash
Updated with details. A 27 year old Indian man resident in Paola died on Tuesday after a trailer and his small truck were involved in a collision in Qormi. The accident happened shortly after noon in Ħandaq Road. The Indian was driving a Toyota Toyace truck when he was involved in a collision with…
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Diver dies while carrying out work off St Paul’s Islands
A 41-year-old diver from Rabat, identified as Redeemer Grima, died on Monday while carrying out work off St Paul’s Islands. Police said they were informed of the incident at around noon. The diver was brought ashore to the BuÄ¡ibba quay by an Armed Forces of Malta vessel, where a medical team was waiting to provide…
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UPDATED: Suspected rock fall in Munxar Bay
Updated. It seems that there was a false alarm at Marsaskala in the Munxar area where someone was suspected to have fallen off a cliff. Police and the AFM were in the area. A search operation in the St Thomas Bay area of Marsaskala was called off after authorities determined that an initial report of…
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Pakistani teenager dies after swimming incident in Xgħajra – toddler in danger after Marsaxlokk incident
A 15-year-old Pakistani teenager who was residing in Xgħajra has tragically died after getting into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Xgħajra. The incident occurred at around 4.45pm on Saturday, when police were informed that assistance was required in the area of the Xgħajra slipway. Police officers, together with a medical team from Mater…
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74 year old man dies in Dingli accident
A 74-year-old man has died in a tragic accident after the back door of a truck fell on him in Dingli on Friday morning. According to police, officers were called to Sqaq Kalkara at around 10am following reports of an industrial accident. Preliminary investigations revealed that the truck’s metal rear door unexpectedly fell, pinning the…
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Man in his 40’s dies after being crushed by falling tiles in Qormi
A man in his 40’s has died in a tragic workplace accident after being crushed by falling tiles in Qormi on Wednesday morning. The fatal incident happened at around 8.30am in Triq il-Wied, Qormi. Police officers, officials from the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA), and a medical team were immediately dispatched to the scene.…
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60 year old woman loses her life in Baħar ic-Ċagħaq swimming incident
A 60-year-old woman from Swieqi lost her life after getting into difficulty while swimming in the waters off Baħar iÄ‹-ÄŠagħaq. The incident occurred on Saturday evening at around 8:00 p.m., when the police were informed that their assistance was needed on Triq il-Blat l-Abjad in the Baħar iÄ‹-ÄŠagħaq area of Naxxar. Police officers went to…
