A 68-year-old Italian man has died in an accident at the Bir?ebbu?a Industrial Zone earlier this morning.

According to police reports, the man was operating a forklift when it fell on top of him.

A medical team was called on-site and the man was certified dead on the spot.

An investigation is ongoing.

Earlier this week, a 22-year-old Nigerian man died in a similar construction accident when sheets of metal plates fell and crushed him.

Rest in peace