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.