Two elderly pedestrians from Sliema were grievously injured on Thursday when they were hit by a van in St Julian's.

The police said the accident, on Triq Gort, was reported at 1pm.

The two - a woman aged 76 and a man aged 77 - were hit by a Ford Tranit driven by a 49-year-old resident from Żurrieq.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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