A 26-year-old man from Ghaxaq lost his life in a traffic accident half-way along Tal-Barrani Road, limits of Zejtun, late last night, the police said.

The man, Nicholas Vassallo, was driving a Fiat Bravo along the stretch of the road towards Sta Lucija when the car crossed over the centre strip and crashed into a Fiat Stilo on the other side of the road. After the impact with the Stilo, the Bravo ended partly under a truck that was parked nearby.

Mr Vassallo was rushed to St Luke's Hospital where he was certified dead on arrival. The driver of the Stilo, Joseph Pace, escaped unharmed but his wife who was a passenger suffered fractured ribs.

Duty magistrate Joseph Apap Bologna has appointed several experts to assist in an inquiry.

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