Updated 4.45pm, adds second accident

A 61-year-old motorcyclist was injured on Sunday in a traffic accident in Marsa.

The police said the accident happened in Aldo Moro Street at 11.30am.

The victim, who lives in Marsascala, was riding a Peugeot Tweet that was involved in a collision with a Mitsubishi Shogun that was being driven by a 37-year-old woman who lives in Cospicua.

The woman was not injured but the biker was taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance. His condition is not yet known.

The road, which had been partly closed to traffic for some time, has now been reopened.

Another motorcyclist was grievously injured in another accident along the Coast Road in Naxxar at 12.30pm.

The 30-year-old biker, who lives in St Paul's Bay, was riding a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R that was involved in a collision with a BMW 520D that was being driven by a 23-year-old man who lives in Fgura.

A medical team assisted the victim on site and he was then taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance.

The police are investigating both accidents.