Passenger seriously injured in head-on collision

A passenger was seriously injured in a car accident at Triq is-Salini, Naxxar.

Police said that a Peugeot 106, driven by a 23-year-old woman from Rabat, Gozo, collided with a Fiar Doblo, driven by a 25-year-old man from Marsascala at around 1 am this morning.

Members of the Civil Protection were called to the scene as a foreign man, 26, who resides in Mellieha, was trapped in the Peugeot.

A medical team assisted the three people and they were taken to the hospital.

The 25-year-old driver suffered minor injuries, while the passenger suffered from serious injuries. The 23-year-old’s condition is not yet known.

A 28-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the Fiat, was not injured.

A police investigation is ongoing.