Five people were injured when a speedboat hit a reef and overturned this evening.

The incident happened off Portomaso.

The passengers, including Germans, Britons and Maltese all in their twenties, were taken to shore by a dinghy which happened to be nearby. They were treated in hospital.

A sixth person on the speedboat was unhurt.

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