A 64-year-old woman from Fgura is in a critical condition following a collision between a Subaru Vivio and a Toyota Hiace this afternoon.

A 22-year-old man from Ghaxaq and a four-year-old boy were also hospitalised, the boy was grievously injured, the man suffered slight injuries.

The police said the cars collided in Triq il-Belt Valletta, Zurrieq, at around 12.45pm.

The man was driving the Toyota, the woman the Subaru. The boy was in the Subaru. The woman and the boy had to be taken out of the wreckage by members of the Civil Protection Department.

The road is closed to traffic.

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