A 60-year-old man from Kalkara was seriously injured this afternoon when his car crashed into a tree at Luqa.
The incident happened at Council of Europe Road at about 2.30 p.m. as the man was driving his Maruti 800 towards the airport.
For some reason the Maruti crashed into the centre strip and then into a tree on the other side of the road.
Rescuers from the Civil Protection Department helped free the man from the wreckage and he was rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
The road was closed for traffic while an inquiry was held.