89-year-old seriously injured in traffic accident in Naxxar square

An 89-year-old Naxxar man was hit by a car at 6:15am in Pjazza Vitorja, Naxxar.

The car was a Mazda Demio driven by a 31-year-old woman residing in Mosta.

The man was given assistance by a medical team and taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance, where he was certified to have been seriously injured.

Magistrate Philip Galea Farrugia is conducting the inquiry.