Two men, a Nigerian and a Maltese, were involved in a traffic accident on the Bahar ic-Caghaq Coast Road in the Salina area on Tuesday afternoon, the police said in a statement.

The incident happened at around 1430CET when a bus and a Daihatsu Feroza, crashed head on. The Daihatsu was being driven by the Nigerian man, a 37 year-old resident of Rabat, whilst the bus was being driven by the Maltese man, 57, from Birkirkara.

The Nigerian sustained some injuries but is not in danger of losing his life. The bus driver escaped unhurt.
Further investigations are underway, the police said.