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A traffic accident on the Coast Road. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Making our roads safer

The government should initiate a comprehensive public inquiry into road safety

January 16, 2025| Peter Leonard|6
Asger Emil Neidhardt died when he was hit by a car in 2023. Photo: Lars Neidhardt

Danish father ‘left in the dark’ about son killed in car accident

Asger Emil Neidhardt's family are questioning whether anything has happened a year since he died

January 16, 2025| Giulia Magri |62
Triq Ġuże' Howard and Triq Għar Id-Dud have been closed to traffic.

Pedestrian, 63, run over by car in Sliema

Accident happened on Triq Ġuże' Howard corner with Triq Għar Id-Dud

January 15, 2025| Times of Malta
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Ħamrun man injured in fall off ladder

He was on the roof of a private residence

January 15, 2025| Times of Malta
Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Watch: Road Safety Bureau proposals to be unveiled after year-long delay

Minister says legislative changes will be needed

January 13, 2025| Emma Borg |11
Monday’s tragic accident on Mdina Road, Attard, is a stark reminder of the daily danger that has become so ingrained in our lives that we almost accept it as inevitable.

Editorial: Our culture of recklessness

Monday’s tragedy will probably fade into just another statistic because of our flippant attitude to driving

January 12, 2025| Times of Malta |28
Fiona Laferla. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Mother of road death victim calls out mistakes that lead to dropped court cases

Policymakers should address clear shortcomings in the system, says Fiona Laferla

January 11, 2025| Times of Malta |29
Gauri Kumari Baral (inset) was killed in the accident on Hompesch Road, Fgura. File photo

Woman hit by pick-up truck in Fgura dies, five days after incident

24-year-old Nepalese national died at Mater Dei earlier on Saturday

January 11, 2025| Times of Malta
The incident happened in Triq Għeriexem in Rabat. Photo: Google Maps

Elderly passenger injured in Rabat crash

The 83-year-old woman was injured when the car she was in crashed into a wall and a light post

January 9, 2025| Times of Malta |2
Flowers and a photograph mark the spot where Alejandro Brincat died in a road crash on Monday. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Driver killed in Attard road crash had hit teen cyclist in December

Alejandro Brincat's car was impounded by the police after the December accident

January 8, 2025| Times of Malta |0
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Today's front pages – January 8, 2025

The top stories in Malta's newspapers

January 8, 2025| Times of Malta |0
Tributes poured in mourning the death of Alejandro Brincat. Photos: Facebook

'A true gentleman': Tributes paid to crash victim Alejandro Brincat

Mtarfa man was talented footballer and father of two

January 7, 2025| Times of Malta |56
Ambulances at Mater De Hospital's emergency department.

Two hurt, one critically, after being hit by pickup in Fgura

Women rushed to hospital following 8pm Triq Hompesch incident

January 7, 2025| Times of Malta
The scene of the crash on Monday evening. Photo: Net News. Inset: Alejandro Brincat

Man, 25, dies after car jumps crash barriers and crashes into tree in Attard

First road fatality of the year is footballer Alejandro Brincat

January 7, 2025| Times of Malta |11
A photo of the crash site. Photo: Police CMRU

Three in hospital following Birkirkara bypass crash

Collision between two cars reported at 7am on Sunday

January 5, 2025| Times of Malta
Dieter Vink, 54, was killed last month when the motorbike he was riding crashed into an unpermitted skip on the St Paul’s Bay bypass.

Road safety bureau is a year late, with no clear way ahead

Bureau given budget but nobody knows who is in charge

January 1, 2025| Matthew Bonanno |24
Fiona Laferla does not want vengeance for her son’s death. Photo: Jonathan Borg

‘We're too soft’ - Mother calls for stricter penalties after son’s road death

Driver received suspended jail sentence and one-year driving ban after admitting to involuntary manslaughter

December 29, 2024| Claudia Calleja |39
File photo: Matthew Mirabelli.

Woman seriously injured in traffic accident in Żejtun

The accident occurred on Triq il-Ħotba shortly before midday

December 27, 2024| Times of Malta
The driver crashed into the barriers and a light post on Triq Diċembru Tlettax. Photo: Google Maps

Man injured after crashing into barriers and light post in Marsa

The incident happened early in the morning on Triq Diċembru Tlettax

December 27, 2024| Times of Malta |1
Close-up of a Norwegian Mercedes police car hood. Photo: Shutterstock

Three dead, four injured in Norway bus accident

Police said many of the passengers were foreign nationals from at least eight different countries

December 26, 2024| AFP |0
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Car passenger grievously injured on Christmas Day

The car he was in overturned on Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli in St Julian's

December 26, 2024| Times of Malta
Back home for Christmas. Christine and Patrick Gatt with their two sons Zaylen and Zyon. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Watch: Family back home for Christmas after fire destroyed their home last year

Mother thanks people for all the help received to rebuild their home

December 25, 2024| Claudia Calleja |12
The crash forced the closure of Regional Road yesterday. Photo: Malta Police Force. Inset: Hussein Shah. Photo: Tallinja

Bus driver dies day after Regional Road crash

Victim named as father-of-four Hussain Shah

December 24, 2024| Times of Malta |51
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Cyclist, 13, grievously injured by car in Mtarfa

Accident reported at 10.15am

December 22, 2024| Times of Malta |1
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Pedestrian slightly injured by car on busy Marsa road

Crash on Triq Dicembru 13 reported at 10am

December 22, 2024| Times of Malta
The accident involved three motorbikes and a car. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Two motorcyclists injured in four-vehicle crash on Triq is-Salina

One of the motorcyclists suffered serious injuries

December 22, 2024| Times of Malta
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Today's front pages - December 22, 2024

Highlights from Sunday's newspapers

December 22, 2024| Times of Malta |0
The last photo Cynthia and Anthony Rapa took with their daughter Stephanie, in the summer before the accident. Family photo

‘No weapon is returned to aggressor’: Parents of woman killed by car open up

Stephanie Rapa's parents speak of their pain after driver gets crash car back

December 22, 2024| Mark Laurence Zammit |73
Dieter Vink, a 54-year-old British motorcyclist, died tragically two days after crashing into a skip.

Blind corners, blind eyes

In Malta, contractors have become synonymous with destruction. They command neither respect nor admiration, only contempt

December 22, 2024| Michela Spiteri |0
The woman was taken to hospital. File photo.

Woman seriously injured in Naxxar traffic accident

Initial investigations suggest she lost control of the motorcycle she was riding

December 20, 2024| Times of Malta