Updated at 12.45pm 

Three people were rushed to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance on Saturday morning after they were hurt in a car crash in Birżebbuġa.

An 80-year-old and 72-year-old, both from Birżebbuġa, were riding in a Toyota Vitz. A 21-year-old from Kalkara was driving a BMW 523.

Both cars collided on Triq Għar Dalam at around 9.10am, the police said.

All three were taken to hospital for further treatment. The elderly couple were both grievously injured in the crash, the police later said. The young man's medical condition remained unknown at the time of writing.