A 52-year-old man from Gharghur died in a traffic accident this afternoon.

The police said the man died at around 3.45 p.m. in Main Street, Qormi after he lost control of his Fiat Doblo and crashed into a Toyota Vitz, driven by a 34-year-old man from Hamrun.

An ambulance with a medical team arrived to give assistance but the injured man died after receiving treatment. His car was not extensively damaged.

Sources said the police are investigating whether the man was taken ill before the accident.

The other driver was not injured.

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