A woman was seriously injured after the car she was driving crashed into a tree in Burmarrad Road, St Paul’s Bay.

The police said the accident happened at around 1.15am.

The 42-year-old woman from Naxxar was driving a Toyota towards Mosta when she crashed into the tree on the left side of the road.

Passers-by who stopped to assist the woman said they saw her step out of the car, walk towards the rear of the vehicle and fall to the ground, where she was found by the police.

The car was extensively damaged.

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