Police have said that nine people were taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning following a collision in Mgarr road, Ghajnsielem, Gozo.

A 41-year-old Latvian woman sustained serious injuries in the accident and was airlifted to Malta to the Mater Dei Hospital, Police said.

The accident happened at around 1am, when two vehicles, a Daihatsu Terios driven by a 36-year-old woman and a Jago jeep driven by a 43-year-old man collided while travelling in opposite directions.

Police said that three boys and a 45-year-old woman were riding as passengers in the Daihatsu, whilst two men aged 47 and 51 and a 41-year-old woman were passengers in the Jago jeep.

All were assisted on site by CPD and ambulance teams and then transferred by ambulances to the Gozo General Hospital.

A Magisterial Inquiry was appointed and Police investigations are ongoing.

Photograph by Anthony Zammit

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