Hal Farrug traffic incident victim passes away

The 44-year-old man who was involved in a traffic incident yesterday morning in Hal Farrug has passed away, the Police's communications office has confirmed.

The foreigner resided in Ghaxaq.

Preliminary investigations found that he was first hit by an Opel Corsa being driven by a man, 21, who lives in Qormi, before being hit by another vehicle as he was lying on the ground.

It appears that the second vehicle left the scene before any assistance could be sought. The driver of the second vehicle was called in for questioning.