A doctor has been grievously injured in a serious head-on collision in Għaxaq this morning.

The injured woman was unconscious when medical assistance arrived on the scene in Triq Dawret Ħal Ghaxaq at around 9am this morning. She was hoisted into an ambulance before being rushed to hospital with a police escort.

The area where the accident took place was closed to traffic following the incident. Local police officers are investigating the accident.