A six-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was hit by a car in Independence Square, Victoria, late on Saturday.

The police said the young Maltese girl was hit by a Fiat Punto driven by a 43-year-old woman from Victoria.

The accident happened at around 7.40pm. 

The girl was given first aid on site and then taken to Gozo Hospital.

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