A 27-year-old man from Marsaxlokk was grievously injured this afternoon after he fell into a garden centre about a storey below road level when he lost control of his car.

The police said the accident happened at around 2.15pm at the Mriehel Bypass.

The victim was driving a Toyota Vitz towards Qormi.

He had to be helped out of the car by Civil Protection Department officers and a medical team.

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