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Officer Toni Abela is also a waterpolo player.Officer Toni Abela is also a waterpolo player.

A 48-year-old traffic policeman from San Gwann, Toni Galea, was critically injured early this morning in a collision also involving a van and a car.

The incident happened at about 6am on the road between Mater Dei Hospital and Foster Clark in San Gwann.

The driver of the van, a 69-year-old man from Qormi, was also hospitalised.

The other vehicle was a Renault Captur driven by a 32-year-old woman from Birkirkara. The car's front part was heavily damaged. The woman was given medical treatment.

Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela visited the scene.

The road was closed for traffic for some two hours. Workers from a nearby factory removed the debris after the road was reopened.

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