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title: "4-Year-Old Girl Grievously Injured in Mellieħa Multi-Vehicle Crash"
date: 2026-08-01T23:02:31.269+00:00
updated: 2026-08-02T11:01:50.129+00:00
topics: ["Transport", "Crime", "National"]
canonical: https://filqosor.com/article/2026-08-01/4-year-old-girl-grievously-injured-mellieha-multi-vehicle-crash
source: Fil-Qosor
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# 4-Year-Old Girl Grievously Injured in Mellieħa Multi-Vehicle Crash

## In brief

- A four-year-old girl was hospitalised with grievous injuries following a multi-vehicle collision.
- The incident involved three vehicles and occurred in the Manikata area of Mellieħa.
- Police are investigating the crash, which took place earlier today.

A four-year-old girl has been hospitalised with grievous injuries after being involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Mellieħa. The incident, which occurred earlier today, involved three vehicles.

Police were called to the scene in the Manikata area of Mellieħa. Emergency services transported the young girl to Mater Dei Hospital for treatment.

Details regarding the cause of the collision are currently under investigation by the police.

New information has come to light regarding the multi-vehicle collision in Manikata yesterday, which left a four-year-old girl seriously injured.

Police investigations now suggest that a car involved in the incident first struck a pole. Following this initial impact, the car then collided with a bus.

The girl was hospitalised with grievous injuries after the crash.

## The Spin Room

**Low media divide.** Times of Malta provided additional details about the sequence of events in the Manikata accident.

## Updates

- **2026-08-02:** New details have emerged regarding the accident, specifying that a car struck a pole before colliding with a bus.

## Sources (3)

- [NET News](https://netnews.com.mt/2026/08/01/tifla-ta-4-snin-tittiehed-l-isptar-wara-habta-bejn-tliet-vetturi-fil-manikata/)
- [Times of Malta](https://timesofmalta.com/article/girl-4-seriously-injured-manikata-accident.1132195)
- [The Malta Independent](https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2026-08-01/local-news/Girl-4-hospitalised-with-grievous-injuries-after-multi-vehicle-crash-in-Mellieha-6736291847)

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