A man had a lucky escape on Friday afternoon when his car ended up in the sea at Ċirkewwa after its brakes failed.

The man managed to get out of the vehicle and swim to shore, a police spokesperson said at 2.50pm.

Emergency responders took the man to hospital by ambulance for a check-up. No further details were available at the time of writing. 

More to follow

Video: Matthew Mirabelli

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