Updated: 9:30pm with Birzebbuġa mayor's comments.

A head-on collision between two vehicles on Saturday evening on Ħal Far Road, Luqa, left four people injured, police said.

The accident took place at around 6pm between a Renault Captur, which was in service as a taxi, and a Mercedes Benz.

The foreign taxi driver of the Renault Captur was rushed to Mater Dei hospital along with his two passengers, a 46-year-old woman and 47-year-old man from Safi.

The driver of the Mercedes Benz escaped unscathed but his passenger, a 31-year-old-woman from Santa Venera, was also hospitalised. 

Two ambulances as well as the Civil Protection Unit were called to the site.

The road has been closed to traffic. 

Only last week, a head-on smash between a truck and trailer close by which left the truck driver in critical condition. 

The latest accident prompted the Birżebbuġa Mayor Scott Camilleri to question whether the safety of the road in question could be improved, in a Facebook post.

"While this road is not the responsibility of the Birżebbuġa council it's in our interest that the road is safe since it is used by thousands of residents and workers," he said.