The Coast Road was closed for some time this morning and a traffic jam built up after a bus crashed into a centre strip and a Fiesta car after an apparent skid.

The incident happened at about 6.30 a.m.

The police said that a 56-year-old woman from San Gwann who was on the bus was seriously injured. Another passenger, a 22-year-old Italian man, and the bus driver, a 46-year-old woman from Qormi, were treated for slight injuries.

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