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Three workers fall nine metres at Strovolos building site, one critically injured

Three construction workers were injured in a nine-metre fall in Strovolos on Thursday, with police notified two days later and one man in a critical but stable condition.

Three workers fall nine metres at Strovolos building site, one critically injured
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Strovolos, Cyprus. Three construction workers fell nine metres at a building site in Strovolos, leaving one in a critical condition, police said on Sunday.


Accident reported two days later

The men, aged 33, 45 and 49, were working on a building under construction on Thursday morning when the accident occurred between about 9.30am and 10.15am.

Police were informed through a complaint filed at about 7.30pm on Saturday, two days after the incident.

Workers remain in hospital

An ambulance took all three men to Nicosia general hospital. The 45-year-old is being treated for injuries and his condition was described as “critical but stable”.

The 33-year-old and the 49-year-old are also in a serious condition.

Police said the circumstances of the accident are under investigation with the labour inspection department.

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