A foreign worker has lost his life in a labour accident on board a ship docked at Limassol port, police said.
According to the police, under circumstances that are still being investigated on Saturday afternoon a 38-year-old from South Africa was seriously burned while carrying out works on a ship under the Bahamas flag.
Along with the doctor of the ship, he was taken to the Limassol port and from there by ambulance to Limassol hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Examinations show the man was working on maintenance of the ship using flammable materials.
Other workers near him were reportedly using welding materials.
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