Updated 2.10pm 

Five people were taken to hospital this afternoon after a truck driving along Mdina Road in Żebbuġ hit multiple vehicles, causing a crash and forcing a temporary road closure. 

Six vehicles were involved in the accident, which happened at around 12.30pm.

A 32-year-old woman from Mellieħa driving a BMW 118d, 45-year-old St Paul's Bay man behind the wheel of a Das truck, 60-year-old Mellieħa man driving a Mercedes Benz Vito and his two passengers were all taken to hospital, police said. Initial indications are that they are not seriously injured. 

People driving an Isuzu Elf, Ford Transit and Landrover which were also hit in the crash were not injured.   

Photo: Mark Zammit CordinaPhoto: Mark Zammit Cordina

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