A sulky rider was grievously injured on Sunday when the horse-drawn vehicle broke on a Xagħra racetrack.

The police said in a statement the man, a 21-year-old from Xewkija, fell off the broken sulky at around 12.15pm.

He was rushed to the Gozo General Hospital.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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