Motorcyclist dies following Senglea crash

Charlo Calleja crashed into a bollard that separates the road from the pavement

A motorcyclist died on Saturday afternoon after a collision on the Senglea seafront.  

The victim, named as 43-year-old Charlo Calleja, received first aid from a medical team but was certified dead on site. 

Police said the incident happened at around 5pm on Triq ix-Xatt Juan B Azopardo.  

The victim lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a bollard that separates the road from the pavement, the police said. 

Magistrate Joseph Mifsud has appointed an inquiry as police investigations are ongoing.

It is the second fatal accident in a day. A Żebbuġ man died after he was crushed by his own truck in the Ħal Far industrial estate on Saturday morning.

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