Eight people were hospitalised after being involved in a carcade crash in Marsa on Sunday afternoon.

Police said in a statement that the accident happened at around 2pm in Triq Aldo Moro in Marsa.

Preliminary investigations showed that the crash had taken place between a DAF trailer driven by a 33-year-old man from Zebbug, a Honda Fit driven by a 34-year-old man from Zabbar, and a Suzuki Swift driven by a 24-year-old woman from Zabbar.

As a consequence of the impact, which was during a carcade celebrating the Labour Party’s electoral win, eight people were taken to hospital.

Seven of those were women aged between 20 and 32, and the eighth was a man aged 24.

A 28-year-old woman was certified as suffering from grievous injuries, while the remaining seven were all certified as suffering from light injuries.

Police investigations in connection with the case are ongoing.

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