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Two men were injured in a collision between a construction truck and a trailer truck at Ta' Kandja, near Mqabba this morning.
Eyewitnesses said the driver's cabin of the construction truck was severely damaged and rescuers from the Civil Protection Department used cutting equipment to free the 27-year-old driver, from Zabbar, who was trapped in the wreckage. He is in a critical condition.
The other driver is 34 and hails from Birzebbuga. His injuries are believed to be serious, but not life threatening.
A medical team from Mater Dei Hospital was also on site.
The road is closed to traffic.