Updated: Accidents end 2009, start 2010

The condition of the 48-year-old man from St Paul’s Bay who was critically injured in a traffic accident last night has improved and he is no longer in danger. He is being kept in hospital for oberservation.

The police said the accident was the result of a head on collision between the Toyota the man was driving in Burmarrad Road, St Paul’s Bay and a Land Rover driven by a 19-year-old.

The man had to be taken out of his car by Civil Protection officers.

Another three people were sent to in hospital after they were injured in a traffic accident in Marsascala Road, Zabbar, early this morning. They were in an Opel and a Punto.

The police said that the Opel driver, a 22-year-old man from Zejtun, had two passengers - one was slightly injured, the other escaped without any injuries. The driver is being kept in hospital for observation. The Punto driver, a 27-year-old man from Xaghra, was sent home after treatment.

The police said that other accidents took place last night including in Mgarr Road, Qala. A 28-year-old man from Victoria was taken to the Gozo Hospital suffering from slight injuries following an accident in which his Golf crashed head-on with a Bora, driven by a 20-year-old man from Nadur. He was later sent home.

The Victoria man was accompanied by a 25-year-old woman from Xaghra.

In Sta Lucija Avenue, Paola, a car driven by a 29-year-old man from Zejtun overturned when he crashed into an electricity pole.

A similar accident took place in Mosta Road, Lija where a 40-year-old man from Naxxar also crashed into an electricity pole.