A 21-year-old man who was seriously injured in a car crash involving an underage driver in Swieqi on Saturday, has died.

The crash happened on Triq il-Madliena at 1.30am and involved a rented Renault Zoe driven by a 17-year-old girl from St Paul’s Bay.

Ben Laferla from Naxxar, was among four occupants who were hospitalised and police confirmed that he later died.

A 19-year-old Chilean woman who lives in St Julian’s was grievously injured. 

The driver and a 20-year-old Swiss man who lives in Swieqi suffered slight injuries.

A 17-year-old was driving the car owned by car-sharing company GoTo. Photo: Police

In Malta, drivers must be at least 18 before they can acquire a driving licence valid for cars.

The Renault involved in the crash belonged to mobility ride-sharing app GoTo Malta, which requires users to register using a valid driving licence. 

It is not clear who hired the car. 

The company has since said it is pulling out of Malta, although the accident was not given as a reason for the decision.  

Magistrate Yana Micallef Stafrace is leading an inquiry into the case, which is also the subject of a separate police investigation.