A 43-year-old Maltese man from Zabbar lost his life tragically in a traffic accident on the M42 in the UK yesterday evening

The man, father-of-three David Sciberras, was driving a trailer carring second-hand cars for Malta.

A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry confirmed the accident.

The spokesman said this was the first case of a Maltese dying in an accident abroad this year.

Arrangements are being made for his body to be brought over to Malta.

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