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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 24 APRIL 2016 News Sunday 8th May Sunday Lunch SET MENU €25 Sunday Lunch SET MENU €35 Sunday Lunch À LA CARTE MENU Fortina Spa Resort, Tigné Seafront, Sliema SLM 3012. Reservations: 2346 6666 Email: restaurants@fortinasparesort.com View Menus Online: www.FortinaSpaResort.com Maltese offer for a deserving Prince BY JURGEN BALZAN • A Maltese-Australian man, Gaetano Mifsud, has offered one of his unique Maltese horse-drawn hearses for the funeral of American pop star Prince who died on Thursday. Speaking to MaltaToday from his home in Sydney, Mifsud said that the hearses are at least 85 years old and he is prepared to have them flown to Minnesota, US at his own expense. "The distances are long but it can be done. The hearses are intended for State funerals and certainly fitting for Prince," Mifsud said. In a letter to Joseph Mifsud, Malta's consul in Prince's hometown, Minnesota, the 74-year-old Gaetano Mifsud said "I am pleased to offer any one of these hearses for the funeral of Prince at no cost." Asking the Consul to inform Prince's family and management of his offer, Mifsud said that the hearse can be used as part of the funeral ceremony. As fans worldwide mourned the sudden loss of the 57-year-old superstar, questions surrounding the circumstances of his death zeroed in on the fact that he may have become gravely ill days earlier but declined a lengthy stay in hospital. On Thursday, Prince was found collapsed in an elevator at his estate at Paisley Park. An autopsy was carried out on Friday. Foul play has been excluded and although no immediate details were given of his death, the coroner said the autopsy could take days to determine. Maltese offer for a deserving Prince Maltese offer for a deserving Prince BY JURGEN BALZAN BY JURGEN BALZAN man, Gaetano Mifsud, has offered one of his man, Gaetano Mifsud, has offered one of his unique Maltese horse-drawn hearses for the unique Maltese horse-drawn hearses for the funeral of American pop star Prince who died funeral of American pop star Prince who died on Thursday. on Thursday. Speaking to MaltaToday from his home in Speaking to MaltaToday from his home in Sydney, Mifsud said that the hearses Sydney, Mifsud said that the hearses are at least 85 years old and he is are at least 85 years old and he is prepared to have them flown to prepared to have them flown to Minnesota, the 74-year-old Gaetano Minnesota, the 74-year-old Gaetano Mifsud said "I am pleased to offer any Mifsud said "I am pleased to offer any TWO men were hospitalised yes- terday following a traffic accident on the Marsa-Hamrun bypass at around 5:30am. Police said there was a collision between a Toyota Elf, driven by a 34-year old from Marsaskala and a Toyota Vitz, driven by a 24-year- old from Msida. Both men were taken to Mater Dei Hospital for medical treat- ment, where whilst the 34-year-old has been certified to be suffering from injuries of a grievous na- ture, the medical condition of the 24-year-old is not yet known. Farmer injured as leg gets caught in two-wheel tiller A man from Siggiewi was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital suffering from grievous injuries after his leg got caught in a two-wheel field tiller. The accident happened at around 9:20am yesterday in the area close to the Laferla Cross in Siggiewi. Police officers from the Haz- Zebbug station are investigating the accident. Two hospitalised after early morning car crash