A 52-year-old man has succumbed to injuries he suffered when his car crashed  into the Santa Venera aqueduct.

The accident happened at about 7am on Tuesday when the Marsa man was driving his Toyota Vitz along St Joseph High Road in the direction of Fleur-de-Lys.

According to people on the scene, he swerved to avoid an oncoming BMW which was overtaking two cars.

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