A 22-year-old woman from Siġġiewi has lost her life after rocks on the cliffside of Munxar fell onto her on Friday afternoon.

According to police, the incident happened at around 3pm near St Thomas Bay in Marsaskala.

A medical team and Civil Protection Department officials went on site to help the woman and take her to Mater Dei Hospital.

However, she was pronounced dead soon after reaching the hospital.

Magistrate Antoine Agius Bonnici has appointed an inquiry into the case.

Police investigations are ongoing.

A video uploaded to Talk.mt shows the woman being carried on a stretcher into an ambulance, surrounded by police and CPD officials.

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