Updated with details at 11.22am.

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a car on a flyover of the Mrieħhel bypass on Wednesday, causing a rush hour traffic jam.

The accident happened at 6.45am and saw the car, a Toyota Yaris Cross reportedly being used as a taxi, ending up on the wrong side of the road.

The police said the car was driven by a 23-year-old Indian man, resident in Fgura. He lost control, crashed into a pole and ended up on the opposite carriageway, where the collision with the motorcycle happened. 

Investigations are continuing. 

The car hit an electricity pole and ended up on the opposite carriageway.The car hit an electricity pole and ended up on the opposite carriageway.

 

 

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