A three-year-old girl was grievously injured when the car she was in was involved in a crash on Monday night, the police said.

The accident took place in Rinella Street, Kalkara, at 9pm.

It involved a Toyota Corsa driven by a 33-year-old man of Kalkara and a Volkswagen Polo driven by a 22-year-old woman of Zabbar.

Another woman, aged 21 from Zabbar, and two children aged three and four were in the Polo.

The three-year-old was taken to hospital with grievous injuries.