Matt MeilakMatt Meilak

A 22-year-old man from Swieqi died early this morning when a car carrying four young men crashed into a wall and an electricity pole in Nadur, Gozo.

The incident happened at about 3.45am. in Triq ir-Rabat, Nadur.

The man Matt Meilak, a law student, was a back seat passenger in a Peugeot 106 driven by a 22-year-old from San Gwann. 

The victim was thrown from the car with the force of impact.

Another of his friends, Miguel Camilleri, who was a passenger in the back seat, was critically injured and needed an operation, while the other two, including the driver, were not hurt.

A Magisterial inquiry is under way. 

 

 

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