A family of six were in a car accident early yesterday morning in which the 31-year-old mother was critically hurt and her husband and 11-year-old daughter sustained injuries described as serious.

Two cars were involved in the incident, the family’s Fiat Punto and a Seat Cordoba being driven by a 32-year-old man from Qormi who was unhurt, the police said.

The accident occurred on Tal-Barrani Road near Żejtun at 2 a.m. as both cars were travelling towards Paola from Birżebbuġa. The Punto was being driven by the injured woman, of Birkirkara. She was accompanied by her 36-year-old husband and their four children. Her 14-year-old daughter and two sons aged two and four were only slightly injured.

The police are investigating the incident.

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