A man and a woman were seriously injured when their car crashed into a tree in Żabbar on Wednesday evening.

The police said the accident took place in Council of Europe Road at about 7pm.

The Honda Accord was being driven by a 33-year-old woman who was accompanied by a 38-year-year-old man, both of Cospicua. 

Rescuers from the Civil Protection Department were called to help extract the two from the wreckage of their vehicle before they were taken to hospital. 

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