A 27-year-old man from St Paul’s Bay is in critical condition after the car he was driving crashed into a tree near Blata l-Bajda on Thursday night.

The accident happened at about 1.15am on the National Road as the man was driving his Opel Astra towards Ħamrun.

He was taken out of the vehicle by Civil Protection Department personnel and a medical team from Mater Dei Hospital. Duty Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit was informed.

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