Updated - Two injured in freak accident

Two persons were injured in a freak accident at Xemxija this afternoon. An eyewitness said the two were sitting on a wooden bench when a silver coloured Peugeot car mounted the pavement and crashed into it. Parts of the bench ended up in the middle of the road. Both persons were hospitalised. No other car was involved. The police said the car was driven by a UK-born man resident in St Paul’s Bay and the injured were two British women, aged 61 and 63, who suffered serious, non life-threatening injuries. Pictures - mynews@timesofmalta.com