Three men and a woman were hospitalised yesterday afternoon after a head-on collision between a car and a van in Mosta.

The accident took place close to the Mount St Joseph retreat home on Triq il-Missjunarji Maltin, the road between Rabat and Mosta.

The van was driven by a 44-year-old man from Pembroke who was accompanied by another male, while a 49-year-old man was at the wheel of the car, accompanied by an 18-year-old woman, both from Attard.

Rescuers from the Civil Protection Department had to cut through the wreckage before the four were taken to hospital in ambulances. Their condition is not thought to be life threatening.

The road was also closed for a period of time.

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