Three people were hospitalised on Wednesday afternoon after a head-on collision between a car and a cement mixer in Triq Monsinjur Mikiel Azzopardi in Siġġiewi.

The Civil Protection Department had to be called in to get the driver of the car out of the wrecked vehicle. The 52-year old, who resides in Siġġiewi, was found to have serious injuries.

The 62-year old driver of the cement mixer, who lives is Attard, and his 19-year old passenger, from Siġġiewi, were both taken to hospital for treatment. The 19-year-old was found to have suffered serious injuries.

The police are investigating and magistrate Astrid May Grima is leading an inquiry into the incident. 

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