Two teenage girls were criticially injured and three youths were hurt in a traffic accident in Lija late on Monday night, the police said.
A 21-year-old man from Għargħur was driving a Fiat 127 along Pantar Road when he lost control of the vehicle and smashed into a wall.
Two of his passengers, an 18-year-old from St Julians and a 16-year-old from Naxxar, both female, were taken to hospital and certified to be critical.
Besides the driver, another two young passengers - one from Naxxar and another from Mosta, both 17 years old - were also injured.