[WATCH] Car crushed in Gzira accident

Driver was able to stand after the accident, and is understood to have refused medical assistance • The vehicle, a Jensen-Healey, appears to have hit a central strip

Last updated on 11 October 2018, 12:11pm
by Massimo Costa / Karl Azzopardi

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A car appears to have been severely damaged after colliding with a central strip in Gzira (Photo: James Bianchi/MediaToday)

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Car crushed in Gzira accident

A car has been severely damaged in an accident this morning in Gzira.

An eyewitness said that the driver of the car, identified as a 28-year-old man from St Julian's, seemed shocked but was able to stand and talk to the police. It is understood that he refused medical assistance.

He appears to have lost control of the car - a yellow Jensen-Healey convertible, manufactured in the 1970s - and hit a central strip, with a rear wheel becoming dislodged in the process.

(Photo: James Bianchi/MediaToday)

One of the car's front wheels was also sent flying off the car as a result of the impact, which happened at around 9.10am.

Sources say that the driver failed a breathalyser test carried out on the spot.

(Photo: James Bianchi/MediaToday)

More information to follow.

Massimo Costa joined MaltaToday as a journalist in 2017.