A 21-year-old man is in critical condition in Nicosia General Hospital with multiple head injuries after falling some eight metres to the ground as he was installing air condition units at a building under renovation in the capital, police said on Friday.

The industrial accident occurred at around 8.30 am. Police said that the victim, a Nicosia resident, has been intubated and is being treated in the ICU.

The accident is under investigation.