Updated:

A 53-year-old policeman died in a head-on crash involving his police car and a truck-trailer this morning.

The accident happened at about 10.15 a.m. on the Naxxar/Gharghur bypass. The policeman was driving a Focus patrol car when the accident happened. Another two cars were slightly damaged.

The police in a statement said the victim was PC381 Dennis Sammut, a father-of-two from Birkirkara. He had served since June 5, 1978 and was stationed at Naxxar for the past 15 years.

The policeman was freed from the wreckage of his car by rescuers of the Civil Protection Department.

An autopsy is to be held, amid suspicion that the policeman may have lost consciousness before the collision.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.