A female pedestrian has been seriously injured following a road traffic accident involving a car in Birkirkara. 

The incident occurred on Triq San Ġiljan at 6.30am on Thursday.

The woman, aged 47, was taken to Mater Dei Hospital and treated for serious injuries. 

Police say she was hit by a Toyota Yaris driven by a 24-year-old woman, also from Birkirkara. 

It is the second time in 24 hours that a pedestrian was injured in a traffic accident. 

A 78-year-old woman was left in a critical condition when she was hit by a van in Żejtun at 5pm on Wednesday.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.