Three people, including two foreigners, were hospitalised following a traffic accident in the Chalet area of Tower Road, Sliema, this morning.
The police said a 15-year-old Norwegian girl was grievously injured when she was hit by a bus when crossing the road.
Two bus passengers, a 50-year-old French man and an 86-year-old man from Swieqi, were also injured in the accident, the French man grievously and the Maltese man slightly. The accident took place at 9.45am.
As a result of the incident, Tower Road was closed to traffic from both directions but it was reopened later.