An 18-year-old man from Santa Venera is in critical condition after the Honda CRX he was in was badly damaged in a traffic accident on Notabile Road, Mrieħel, late on Saturday. The police could not say if the injured person was the driver or a passenger. In the car there was also a 19-year-old who the police said was in stable condition.

An eyewitness said a number of parts of the car disintegrated. The engine was detached from the gearbox on impact and wheels, mudguards and other parts were scattered over a 40-metre area.

Preliminary investigations indicated the Honda had crashed into a tree.The car’s silencer ended up on a Ford Fiesta coming from the opposite direction.

The people on board, a 26-year-old man from San Ġwann and a 26-year-old woman who was with him, were not injured.

The police said they were informed of the accident at 11 p.m. on Saturday and, upon arriving on the scene, officers found an ambulance and fire engines already on site.

Duty Magistrate Joseph Apap Bologna was informed. He has appointed experts to help him in his inquiry into the accident.

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