Cyclist seriously injured in crash with a truck

The accident was reported at 10.15am in Żejtun

A cyclist was seriously injured in a crash on  Triq id-daħla ta’ San Tumas, Żejtun.

The police said in a statement that the man - a 47-year-old from Tarxien, was riding along the road at around 10.15am.

The other vehicle involved in the crash, an 82-year-old from Mqabba, was driving a DAF truck. 

The cyclist was given first aid on site before being rushed to Mater Dei Hospital.

A magisterial inquiry and police investigations are ongoing. 

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