A girl, 9, was injured on Saturday evening when she was hit by a Ford Transit Connect van, the police said.

The accident happened at 6.45pm at Triq Dawret it-Torri, Santa Luċija.

The van was being driven by a 43-year-old man from Qormi.

Later in the evening, a 37-year-old man was injured when he fell off an electric scooter in Triq il-Kukkanja, Santa Venera. The accident happened at 9.30pm.

Both the girl and the man were seriously injured, the police said.  

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