A man and a woman from Mosta are in a critical condition following an accident this afternoon.

The police said their Rover 216 crashed into a private residence at ta Mrejnu, limits of Mgarr at about 1 p.m.

Rescuers from the Civil Protection Department needed to cut parts of the vehicle to release the two, aged 22 and 19 respectively, from the wreckage.

They are being treated at Mater Dei Hospital's intensive therapy unit.

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