Driver badly injured after crashing into tree in Siggiewi

A man has been rushed to hospital after a serious road accident in Siggiewi.

Police said the 36-year-old from Mtarfa lost control at crashed into a tree.

The accident happened on Għajn il-Kbira at around 7.45am on Friday.

A police spokesman said: ‘The man was driving a Seat Ibiza when he lost control and crashed.

‘A joint operation between the Civil Protection and a medical team extracted the man out of the car and he was taken to Mater Dei by ambulance.’

The man is said to be in a critical condition in hospital.