A 47-year-old woman suffered serious injuries on Saturday afternoon when she was hit by a car in Gozo. 

The woman, who is a Polish national, was struck by an Opel Astra being driven by a 77-year-old British man who lives in Għasri. 

She was walking on Triq l-Imġarr in Xewkija at the time. Police said they received a phone call requesting assistance at around 12pm. 

An ambulance rushed the woman to Gozo General Hospital, where doctors certified her injuries as being of a serious nature. 

Magistrate Simone Grech is leading an inquiry into the incident. A police investigation is under way.  

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