Elderly man grievously injured in Birkirkara traffic collision

A 74-year-old man was grievously injured in a traffic accident involving two vehicles in Birkirkara on Saturday morning, police said.

The collision occurred at around 10:30am in Triq Dun Karm. Preliminary investigations found that a Toyota Vitz driven by the 74-year-old man, who lives in Qormi, was involved in a crash with a Mercedes Benz Sprinter driven by a 29-year-old man from Kalkara.

A 51-year-old man from Żebbuġ was also in the Toyota at the time of the accident.

A medical team was called to the scene and an ambulance took the injured 74-year-old man to Mater Dei Hospital for treatment, where he was later certified to be suffering from grievous injuries.

Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.