A 27-year-old man from St Paul's Bay is in critical condition after his car crashed into a tree last night near Blata l-Bajda.

The incident happened at about 1.15 a.m., in National Road as the man was driving an Opel Astra towards Hamrun.

He was extracted from the vehicle in a joint operation involving the Civil Protection Department and a medical team from Mater Dei Hospital.

Further investigations are under way and several experts have been appointed to assist with an inquiry launched by Duty Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit.

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