Four people were injured this morning when two cars crashed in the outskirts of Mdina, the police said today.

The accident happened at 4.30am, and involved a Citroen Berlingo driven by a 66-year-old of Mtarfa and a Vauxhall Corsa driven by an Italian 26-year-old, resident of San Gwann.

The Italian driver had two Italian passengers with him, a 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man.

All four were taken to hospital for treatment, with the two passengers reported to have suffered grievous injuries.