A 72-year-old man from Ghajnsielem was grievously injured this afternoon when a Daihatsu Hi-Jet he was driving toppled over and came to rest on the driver's side near the former Gasan showroom in Pieta'.
The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. at the van was being driven towards Valletta.
The man was trapped in the vehicle and rescuers from the Civil Protection Department needed to cut sections of the van to free him. A medical team was on the scene. The driver was taken to hospital.
Photo: Malcolm Zammit