Priest dies in Zejtun traffic accident

27-year-old Rene' Cilia, is a priest from Qormi. died this morning in a crash at Tal-Barrani Road, Zejtun.

The Police said the accident happened at around 7am and according to preliminary investigations, a Vauxhall Zaphira which was being driven towards Zejtun hit the centre strip and crossed to the opposite lane.

The car which was being driven by the 27-year-old priest then crashed into two cars coming from the opposite direction.

An Isuzu TFR driven by a 63-year-old man and a Hyundai i20 driven by a 51-year-old woman were involved in the accident. The woman was hospitalised while the Isuzu driver escaped unhurt. 

Meanwhile, the Police have said that the road at Tal-Barrani has been closed to traffic.

A magisterial inquiry is also underway.

Social networking site Facebook was busy with messages of solidarity and condolences.

Cilia, a very active individual within the community, was praised for his social conscience and his personal motivation, the loss of which many lamented.