Critically injured in Regional Road crash

Dan Vella

Jun 19th 2012, 08:00

Wish him a full recovery and pls don't judge if you don't know what happened ,get well soon .

kylie bezzina

Jun 18th 2012, 05:08

pls stop commenting we are his family and u do not how much pain and suffering you bring with these comments...he was tired going home to study for his exams coz hes a good hearted young man studying to become a lawyer he wasnt under any influence. pls stop it coz u make it worst for all of us...if u dont know the story stoppppp pointing finger...any1 is liable for an accident when hes in the roads...and god be with all so that no 1 pass through a devastating thing like we r passing right now!

S.M. Cuschieri

Jun 17th 2012, 21:11

We need more breathalyser tests.......

J.K. Sciberras

Jun 17th 2012, 20:32

While everyone keps these two young man in mind, my question is:
Why this road was closed for trafic till well over 11:00 a.m.? I was passing from this street at this time and some police diverted the trafic to St. Julians....but can anyone tell me why the car involved in this accident was still in the same place....could it not be possible and cleared earlier?

mark borg

Jun 17th 2012, 16:45

hemm bzonn aktar prezenza tal pulizija u infurzar tal ligijiet....u multi kbar min jinqabad isuq eccessiv u taht l-influenza ta drogi u alcohol...dawra zghira bil karozza wkoll tinota ksur tal ligijiet bl addocc f hafna mil hin,u alla jbierek hlief ftit puluzija fil hin tat traffic fil ghodu ma jezistux

Patricia Mifsud

Jun 17th 2012, 16:35

Until policemen/women are placed at the exits from Swieqi and they breathalyse all (or at least most) drivers leaving the area, more and more families are going to be devastated. Policing this area isn't such a problem really because there are very, very few exits from Swieqi anyway.

I'm sick and tired of seeing clearly incompetent people getting behind the wheel and speeding off in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday morning - week in, week out.

Joseph Borg

Jun 17th 2012, 16:29

Come on people! Have some respect. Everyone is blaming everyone (the driver, authorities, police, wardens, the road,etc).
An accident is an accident. Nothing else. The driver might have been sick, God knows what happened. The bad thing is that he's critically injured. I am very sorry for him and his family especially in such a special day (Father's day).

David Hill

Jun 17th 2012, 16:23

Everyone used to complain about the roads in Malta with what we used to call inverted speed bumps (Pot holes to you), but they kept the speed down, now with more and more smooth, fast roads there are going to be more accidents and deaths, as people try out their cars to see just how fast they will go.
Mobile speed cameras, so that they can be moved daily might help, with instant vehicle numberplate recognition, and police stopping offenders a few hundred yards after the speed trap and giving out on the spot fines, 3 fines and your licence is gone for a year.
Another thing would be to set up average speed zones see http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/specs.htm
they work well in the UK

Mario Sammut

Jun 17th 2012, 16:21

Poor guy, i hope he gets well soon. When i was his age i also made driving mistakes and that's when we learn. For all those simple minded people posting nonsense comments,... get a life

B. Storace

Jun 17th 2012, 16:00

Mr. Jo Briffa has a point and I trend to agree with him. Traffic policemen are mostly visible when accompanying some dignitary to and from the palace. One sees them standing idly next to their machines near roundabouts in spite of the chaotic situation especially during busy times of the day. One hardly ever sees them on patrol and even then should they come across something obvious they tend to drive past without so much as a backward glance. as for the wardens; it seems the majority of them are well over the acceptable weight and they all seem to own a mobile phone which they use constantly especially when (supposedly) controlling the traffic flow where a crane or truck or cement lorry are blocking the road. They also seem to chose the shady part of the street/road or are deeply involved in conversation with some worker or other. As for accidents; they will continue to happen until driving instructors instil in their learners what the highway code is all about....using the mirrors....indicating one's intentions....not cutting corners...not double parking.....not to emerge onto the road from a parked position directly obstructing traffic etc, etc. And of course we need the law to back it up.

Lucienne Dimech

Jun 17th 2012, 15:41

As citizens we should hold the authorities responsible of manslaughter every time a fatal accident takes place. It is no use making it harder for an18 year old to get his driving license by Iintroducing impractical rules, if we are u able to abide by the driving laws once we have the said driving permit. Traffic police or wardens should.not only be keen on issuing tickets for bad parking, which is a good thing. But what about the racing on the streets the slow driving on the so called fast lane the lack of indictator use the. Ery poor quality cars on the road and the list can go on and on

Russ hornstein

Jun 17th 2012, 15:04

A simple observation that is more the rule than the exception: Cars with aftermarket sports wheels are very often featured in these pages having had tremendous wrecks. One could presume that it gives the driver a false sense of the cars abilities to their own demise (and often that of their passengers and other road users). Insurance companies should take note of this.

Robert Mifsud

Jun 17th 2012, 14:51

I dont really like having these speed cameras all over the island, but its the only solution to reduce these accidents.

Dunstan Crockford

Jun 17th 2012, 13:13

Hopefully not another tragic accident! Spare a thought for the Traffic Police who are always on the scene,whatever the weather! Not a joke in this heat and also having to deal with drivers who lose their patience and temper, in the traffic jams that are caused!Well done to these poor cops!

anton buttigieg

Jun 17th 2012, 13:08

Jista xi hadd jispjega kemm xoghol il-pulizija gie sfaxxat fix-xejn minn Awtoritajiet ghola u kemm sar xoghol ghaqli mill-pulzija ghalxejn?

A. Galea

Jun 17th 2012, 12:25

Joe Briffa
You're so right!

Tony Vella

Jun 17th 2012, 12:09

Hemm bzonn taiktar prezenza ta puluzija fil weekends

Keith Camilleri

Jun 17th 2012, 12:03

Because someone thought he was Schumacher I am spending my first fathers day stuck on the regional road !! Licence for 25 years plus !!

Francis Sammut

Jun 17th 2012, 11:49

I agree with most comments on this blog. Like others, I am appalled by the driving habits of many Maltese. Therefore, I ask the Commissioner of Police, when are we going to have some traffic policemen situated (every day) in different areas booking those who over speed, ignore signs and not using flashing indicators? I feel that the Commissioner is failing us badly on this. I know that every driver must be held responsible for his/her actions but, out there it's the law of the jungle and we cannot go on like this. Discipline is non existent. We need a firm hand on this, with zero tolerance. We cannot go on as if everything is normal because in this case things are surely not normal at all!

Victor Vella

Jun 17th 2012, 11:39

I bet the only answer to these incidents is that cars are fitted with mandatory speed restrictors, with most roads speed limit being 60 Kph one does'nt need more speed then say 80 Kph.

Alfred J. McEwen

Jun 17th 2012, 11:36

Alfred J. McEwen

Has anyone taken into account the drink and drug driving factor? because single car accidents do`nt just happen out of the blue, unless ...A) the driver is seriously incompetent or... B) mechanical / structural failure of the motor vehicle involved or C).. physical incapacity of some sort excluding the drink / drug intake factor, in which case lowering or raising speed limits, and narrowing the roads is a useless excercise based on knee-jerk reactions by an incompetent ADT who knows little about safety and traffic management.

Alfred J. McEwen

Jun 17th 2012, 11:30

Alfred J. McEwen

Has anyone taken into account the drink and drug driving factor? because single car accidents do`nt just happen out of the blue, unless ...A) the driver is seriously incompetent or... B) mechanical / structural failure of the motor vehicle involved or C).. physical incapacity of some sort excluding the drink / drug intake factor.

Roberta Debono

Jun 17th 2012, 11:02

Don't get me wrong but looking at the video all i see is one car-a big notice saying 60 and a smashed up high speed vehicle just before the tunnel........what does that tell you without going inot the obvious?

Kev Samut

Jun 17th 2012, 10:48

Also this morning at 3.40am a Peugeot 206 crashed into parked cars on the way from San Gwann to Naxxar blocking to the road and making a mess to other innocent people.

Anthony Camilleri

Jun 17th 2012, 10:47

I strongly believe that something has to be done regarding these serious traffic accident. There are a lot of options which can take place.
I suggest that the wardens instead of hiding around the corners so they can issue summons without facing the driver and most of the time for something negligible,should make patrols and target those drivers which are dangerously driving on our roads all the time.
Presence of traffic policemen should increase and irresponsable drivers should be harshly punished.Its useless for traffic policemen to stay in a corner at the end of the road speaking and telling stories to each others when they are suppose to supervise the traffic and the drivers and enforce all the laws.Otherwise I can guarantee you that the traffic accidents will continue to increase without control.
Insurance companies should increase their premiums for young drivers especially those with high speed cars.

Tonio Bone

Jun 17th 2012, 10:41

It may be true that some incidents are more likely due to particular road layouts which are usually referred to as black-spots. The incident involving the death of that poor 60 year old quad biker yesterday happened in such an area although media reports indicate that the dynamics of the incident have little to do with the area being incident prone.
This incident however, of which I read about at least three or four this week, is a one car do-it-yourself kind of incident when the driver looses complete control of the vehicle and causes mayhem as well as putting his life in serious jeopardy!
There is no way of avoiding these incidents and quite frankly road configurations and conditions have absolutely nothing to do with them. A few weeks back a person with a white SUV overturned just a few metres before entry into this same tunnel!
More often than not, the results of the picture are due to excessive speed that increases the inertia forces when things become....uncontrollable.

Mr C Camilleri

Jun 17th 2012, 10:32

This accident goes to further and further PROVE that speed cameras and low speed limits of 60km/h in main roads where legally it should be 80km/h does not solve the accidents problem. It is quite obvious that further driver education and less stress on the driver should be exercised. By placing booby traps around every corner with speed cameras and wardens and police it just adds to stress on the driver. But since the government seems to be more interested in money making we will just add more speed cameras, lower speed limits and more wardens.

Charles Micallef

Jun 17th 2012, 10:26

This morning at 5am, I drove from Qawra to Airport and back and the standard of driving was simply appalling, young drivers racing and overtaking inside these and Marsa tunnels, and the same goes for some of the minibus drivers who were also driving like maniacs speed is only reduced for speed cameras . These are nothing short of suicide drivers, and the only way the authorities want to control these "cowboys of the road" is by placing a couple of speed cameras along the way?. There was not one police car / bike in sight, shame on the authorities who allow this killing to go on uninhibited our roads week after week. Do they care? no they do not, for them these deaths are only statistics

laurent caruana

Jun 17th 2012, 10:11

This pic speaks a lot

P. Attard

Jun 17th 2012, 09:57

I think that discipline on this island is always diminishing, especially regarding driving habits. Sadly enough both traffic policemen and wardens are not coping much with the situation. I would suggest we try to make a deal with the EU to send us a group of continental (especially British) traffic cops to monitor our roads for a specific period of time. Who knows? Could be a good idea!

Paul Caruana

Jun 17th 2012, 09:45

I just wonder if the man in question was keeping to the 60 km/hr speed limit, so clearly marked at the tunnel entrance!

Jay Oatmon

Jun 17th 2012, 09:33

Another one vehicle accident!