Updated 1.40pm, adds arraignment

A motorcyclist was grievously injured on Tuesday in a traffic accident in Xewkija.

The police said the accident happened in Triq San Anard at 5.15pm.

The victim, a 73-year-old man who lives in Nadur, was riding a Honda ANC125 that was involved in a collision with a Peugeot 108 that was being driven by a 29-year-old French woman.

The victim was given first aid by a medical team on site and then taken to the Gozo General Hospital by ambulance.

The police said later on Wednesday that the woman was charged in the Gozo courts where she pleaded guilty to involuntarily causing the victim grievous injuries.

She also admitted to negligent and dangerous driving.

The woman was given a two-year conditional discharge and had her driving licence suspended for three months.

Inspector Josef Gauci prosecuted.

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