A 31-year-old Russian woman was critically injured this morning in a head-on crash between two cars which also injured two other people.

The incident happened on the Coast Road at 3.40 a.m.

The police said the crash involved a Nissan and a Fiat Brava.

The injured were the 19-year-old Russian driver of the Nissan and his 31-year-old passenger and the driver of the Fiat, a 29-year-old man from St Paul's Bay.

In a statement late this morning the police said the condition of the woman had improved.

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