A woman was critically injured while a man and the woman's 11-year-old daughter were seriously injured in a traffic accident on Tal-Barrani Road near Zejtun last night.
The incident, at 2 a.m. involved a Fiat Punto with six people on board, and a Seat Cordoba, both being driven towards Paola from Birzebbuga.
The critically injured woman, 31 of Birkirkara, was driving the Punto. She was accompanied by the 36-year-old man from Qormi and the 11-year old girl, both of whom were seriously injured. Also in the car was another 11-year-old girl and two boys aged two and four, the police said.
The driver of the Seat Cordoba, a 32-year-old man from Qormi, was not hurt.
The police are investigating the incident