Updated at 9.22am

A man was hospitalised early on Saturday morning following a car crash on Rue d'Argens in Gżira, the police said. 

The 5am crash involved the 31-year-old Santa Venera resident driving a Peugeot 107 and a 30-year-old Gżira man driving a Mercedes ML250. 

Four parked cars were also damaged in the collision, the police said. Rue d'Argens was closed for an extensive period of time following the crash. 

The Santa Venera victim was seriously hurt in the incident, police said later. 

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