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Uber Driver Donates A Kidney To A Passenger

Tim Letts, a former US army veteran who now works as an Uber driver, unknowingly had his life changed when he picked up Bill Sumiel from his dialysis centre. During the ride, Bill shared with Tim his need for a kidney transplant due to kidney failure caused by diabetes that he had been dealing […]

Driver Shocked After Truck Drops Bricks In Her Way

A Maltese woman was left extremely shaken after a van dropped bricks just a few meters away from her car. Dashcam footage reveals how the incident could have resulted in a serious accident after a truck spilled bricks directly onto the woman’s lane. Despite the seriousness of the situation, the van driver never apologized […]

€1Mil. Paid In Fines For Using Mobile & Driving

In 2021, fines for using a phone while driving totalled about €1 million. Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri provided the information in response to a query from Nationalist MP Ivan Bartolo in Parliament. According to Camilleri, €971,781.52 was paid for 9,599 cell phone violations. The violation carries a penalty of […]

A 99-Year-Old Woman Becomes The Oldest Learner Driver

A 99-year-old British woman has recently become Britain’s oldest learner driver. She proved to all those people giving up on getting their driver’s license that you’re never too old to learn how to drive! This woman joined the driving lessons with two 96-year-olds who have all applied for their provisional licenses since 2016. […]

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud banned from driving

Chelsea star Olivier Giroud has been banned from driving after admitting his fourth offence in nine months. The French international, who helped lead the side to World Cup victory, has been banned for six months after admitting speeding in his Bentley. The striker, 32, was clocked at 60mph in a 50mph zone in north-west London […]

Police launch crackdown on bad driving in Gozo

Police have launched a crackdown on bad driving in Gozo. More than 100 cars were stopped and searched by traffic officers in Gozo on Wednesday as part of the festive road safety campaign. A Malta Police spokesman said: ‘Several motorists were stopped and fined for traffic offences, including driving without a seat belt, driving without […]

Eight hurt as car crashes on St Julian’s seafront

Eight tourists have been rushed to hospital after they were hit by a car when it mounted the pavement in St Julian’s. Malta Police told 89.7 Bay the horrific crash happened in George Borg Olivier Street at around 4.50am on Friday. The 20-year-old driver from Birkirkara skidded off the road and hit a group of […]

Malta Police quiz driver after cyclist dies in crash

Police have questioned a car driver over the death of a cyclist on Malta’s busiest road. Zoran Pavlovic, 53, died in hospital after he was hit by a Toyota Vitz on the Regional Road. Police told 89.7 Bay the car was being driven by a 35-year-old Libyan man who lives in Msida. The crash happened […]

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