Man Dies After Falling From Scaffolding In Cyprus

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A man has been killed after falling 10 meters from scaffolding on a construction site in Cyprus.

Officials have said the 62-year-old man, died on Friday after he fell from scaffolding on the fourth floor of a building being constructed in Limassol.

Georgiou was working on a building in Linopetra and fell ten metres from the scaffold he was standing on.

Work at the site was stopped immediately after the incident.

Inspector Kypros Kyprou said the platform Georgiou had been working on was “not wide enough and did not have side rails.”

The labour inspection department said that they would wait for the results of the reports and investigation of the accident to take and further action.

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