A 43-year-old man was grievously injured in a traffic accident on the Mrieħel bypass on Tuesday.

The police said in a statement the man, an Italian national from Santa Venera, was driving a Smart at around 6.30pm on the bypass, in Qormi.

He was involved in a crash with a 21-year-old man from Dingli who was driving a Nissan.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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