A motorcyclist was injured when his motorcycle was allegedly hit by a car which did not stop, the police said.

The incident happened just before midnight on Monday as the Suzuki motorcycle was being driven in Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud in Hamrun.

The 23-year-old motorcyclist from Sta Venera was assisted by a medical team and hospitalised.

The police also reported that earlier on Monday, a man and a woman were hurt when their car crashed into a pole in Triq Marfa, Mellieħa. The accident happened at 2.15pm when a Toyota Ractis driven by a 50-year-old woman from Victoria, Gozo, crashed into an electricity pole. The woman and a 29-year-old man who was a passenger were both seriously hurt. 

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