Updated
Motorists travelling to and from the North of Malta suffered nightmare traffic this evening with two roads to the area blocked by collisions.
The trouble started at about 8 p.m. with a five-car collision on the Xemxija Road, near Mistra. At least two persons were injured and had to be hospitalised, but their condition in not thought to be serious.
As the road was closed, traffic was diverted to Mizieb, where a collision along the narrow, winding road reduced traffic to a crawl.
Many motorists travelled to Manikata as an alternative.
Traffic started flowing again through Xemxija at about 9.30 p.m.