A 50-year-old woman is in a critical condition after she was hit by a van which crashed into a pole when a car whose driver had lost control collided into it.
Another woman, 53, was also hit but she has now been released from hospital and is suffering from slight injuries.
Both women are from Marsaxlokk.
The police said that around 10.30 a.m. they were informed that a 38-year-old man from Marsaxlokk had lost control of his car and crashed into a van which hit a pole in Triq il-Luzzu, Marsaxlokk. The women, who were on the pavement, were also hit.