Sliema construction worker injured as roof caves in

A young worker was rushed to hospital following a construction accident in Sliema on Saturday morning.  Police said the 20-year-old worker was demolishing a roof with a jackhammer in Arturo Mercieca Street around 10.30am when the roof caved in. He is believed to have fallen a height of two storeys.  The victim, a resident of San Ġwann, was rushed to hospital in an ambulance. His condition is not yet known.  Police are investigating.