Two-storey truck fall victim named as Manuel Ciantar

Updated at 1:10pm

A 50-year-old man, who has been identified as Manuel Ciantar from Rabat, Malta died after falling the equivalent of two storeys when the truck he was in suffered a mechanical failure.

The incident occurred at around 1:15pm in Dwejra, on the outskirts of Mġarr.

A medical team and Civil Protection Department officers were called to the scene to assist, but the Ciantar was certified dead on site.

Magistrate Monica Borg Galea was informed of the case and appointed an inquiry.

Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.