Updated 10.54am
Five people were injured, one grievously, last night in a traffic accident involving two cars in Żebbuġ, Gozo.
The accident happened at around 10.15pm on Triq ir-Rabat, when a Toyota Rav4 being driven by a Victoria woman, 38, crashed into a Ford Focus with a 39-year-old Mellieħa man behind the wheel.
A 29-year-old Għajnsielem woman was riding as a passenger in the Rav4 at the time of the accident, with a 28-year-old Swieqi woman and six-year-old boy seated in the Focus.
The Civil Protection Department had to be summoned to the accident site to free the crash victims from the cars. They were rushed to Gozo General Hospital for treatment.
The 38-year-old Victoria woman was grievously injured in the crash, while the other four victims suffered slight injuries, police said.
Police say they are investigating further.