An 80-year-old man who was critically injured yesterday afternoon in a traffic accident at Bahar ic-Caghaq, died this morning at Mater Dei Hospital.

The accident occurred when his Kia Pride car was involved in a head-on crash with a Ford Ka on the coast road .

Members of the Civil Protection Department had to use cutting equipment to remove the roof of the car and free the man, from the wreckage before he was rushed to hospital, along with a female passenger, 64, who, however, did not appear to have been seriously injured.

The crash happened at around 1 p.m. A Mercedes and a Volkswagen were also involved in the crash.

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