A motorcyclist was grievously injured in a hit-and-run collision in Lija on Tuesday evening.
The victim, an Italian 41-year-old man who lives in Birkirkara, was riding a Sym Symphony motorcycle on Triq il-Kbira when he was hit by another vehicle at around 7.30pm.
The other driver fled the scene, the police said.
A medical team administered first-aid to the victim and then rushed him to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance. Doctors have certified him as having been grievously injured in the crash.
A police investigation is under way.