Two taken to hospital after Żabbar collision
A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured but not in danger of dying, when the car he was in, a Toyota Carina, collided with an oncoming vehicle in Żabbar yesterday.
The police said the incident took place in Marsascala Road, the street that leads from Żabbar to Marsascala, at about 4 p.m. The Toyota was being driven by a 46-year-old man from Mosta in the direction of Marsascala and a 28-year-old foreigner residing at Ħal Far was driving a Citroen ZX in the opposite direction.
On impact, the Citroen's engine was wrenched off the chassis and ended up in the middle of the road, as the rest of the car veered into a wall.
The teenager and the Citroen's driver required treatment in hospital, the latter suffering slight injuries. Another foreigner, a passenger in the Citroen, and the Toyota's driver were not injured.
The police closed off the road to traffic for some time until court-appointed experts conducted their inquiries.
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J. Vassallo
Mar 16th 2010, 08:23
Hopefully both drivers are checked for alcohol levels or other signs of substance abuse in such accidents. Are they? Is anyone in a position to answer?
Tony Gatt
Mar 15th 2010, 17:01
@ B. Agius Notice I sad 'fixed' in inverted commas. I meant a few potholes had been patched up. That doesn't excuse reckless overtaking.
B Agius
Mar 15th 2010, 15:04
Was this road ever "fixed"? Is this a joke or what? Look at the photo. The road is very bad - like many others in Malta unfortunately. It winds around and has various widths all along! No lines and although recently patched up , it still has far too many potholes etc. But it's only one of thousands of roads still in this bad condition!
Charles Sammut
Mar 15th 2010, 13:03
"a 28-year-old foreigner residing at Ħal Far was driving ........"
Is it true that some of these "foreigners" residing in open centres are granted a Maltese driving licence in exchange for a Somaili driving licence? If this is so, it is grossly unfair on Maltese citizens who spend hundreds of Euros and months of instruction to get their driving licence while these undocumented (illegal) immigrants present a Somali driving licence which is accepted at face value with no way of confirming its authenticity. I mean, they arrive with no form of identification and then they present a driving licence!
I hope that I am misinformed.
Tony Gatt
Mar 15th 2010, 11:45
@ Joseph Calleja
It might be of interest what happens in the U.K. regarding speeding.
I was driving along a dual-carriageway road near Liverpool which I thought had a 40mph speed limit. It was 30 instead. I was doing 36mph and got clocked by a speed camera.
I did not hit anybody- there were no cars near me.
A week later a hefty envelope dropped through my letterbox from the police informing me that I was to be prosecuted under Section S81(1) & 89(1) etc. etc. of the Road Traffic Act.
I was given a choice of paying a £60 fine and getting 3 points on my licence (12 points and you lose it for at least a year) or going on a 6-hour(!) Speed Awareness Course and pay £80.
If you have points on your licence your insurance will go up so I will go on the course.
Watch this space, as they say!
p.s. I have been driving for over 50 years and never had an accident (so far!)
Joseph Calleja
Mar 15th 2010, 10:44
It seems the accident occurred on a curve and the road seems very dry. A 15 year old was seriously hurt because of another head on collision. What is causing all these head on collisions in Malta? Again one of the cars was in the wrong lane at the wrong time and an innocent boy is seriously hurt. The police should be able to establish the cause of the accident and if it is reckless driving, the courts should fine the guilty driver a hefty fine and take away the drivers license for at least 5 years. Somebody could have been killed.
Tony Gatt
Mar 15th 2010, 10:29
I drive on this road frequently when visiting Malta and the manic overtaking that takes place on it since the road was 'fixed' is frightening.
Maybe there is something to be said for potholes after all!