A teenager was grievously injured in a collision between a motorcycle and car in Birżebbuġa on Friday afternoon, the police said on Saturday.

The 16-year-old, who is from Cospicua, was riding a Yamaha motorbike. The Triq San Tumas collision involved a Honda Fit driven by a 54-year-old woman from Birżebbuġa. It was reported to the authorities at around 4.30pm.

A medical team and ambulance were called to the area and took the teenager to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance.

A police investigation is under way.

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.