A man has died in the latest tragic accident on Malta’s roads.
Police said the 73-year-old driver was killed in a head-on collision in Rabat on Wednesday morning.
The accident happened at about 9.30am on Dingli Street in the town.
The victim had been driving a Daihatsu Hi-Jet when it was in collision with a Mitsubishi Pajero driven by a 48-year-old man from Dingli.
The dead man’s wife, who was a passenger in the van, suffered serious injuries.
Police later said the 74-year-old woman was in a critical condition at Mater Dei Hospital.
An investigation has been launched.