Three-year-old girl among four injured after car and truck collide

The crash happened on Ħal Far road beside Malta International Airport

February 17, 2025| Times of Malta |01 min read
A car and a truck were involved in the collision. Photo: Chris Sant FournierA car and a truck were involved in the collision. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

A three-year-old girl was among four people taken to hospital after a crash between a trailer truck and a car on Ħal Far road on Monday afternoon.

The accident took place at about 1pm on the road, which is parallel to the airport runway.

A man and woman aged 30 and 27 from Marsascala were in the Suzuki Swift car along with the young girl, and the 44-year-old trailer driver, also a Marsascala resident, are being treated at Mater Dei.

Transport Malta closed the road in both directions. 

The accident happened on the road parallel to the airport runway. Photo: Chris Sant FournierThe accident happened on the road parallel to the airport runway. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

The condition of the injured persons was not immediately known. 

Man hurt as car overturns in Victoria, Gozo

Earlier, a 21-year-old man from Qala was seriously injured when his car crashed into a wall and overturned in Borg Olivier Street, Victoria, Gozo.

The accident happened at about 12.40pm. A magisterial inquiry is underway.

The overturned car in Gozo. Photo: Malta police.The overturned car in Gozo. Photo: Malta police.

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