A 33-year-old Eritrean man from Marsascala died yesterday morning after his car crashed into an electricity pole and a tree in Lija.

Soloman Tefera, who leaves behind a girlfriend and one-year-old daughter, was driving a Peugeot 309 towards Mosta.

His vehicle was found in a field in Naxxar Road.

He was extracted from the car by rescuers but died at Mater Dei Hospital.

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