Three pedestrians injured in separate accidents

Two of the victims suffered grievous injuries while a third one was seriously injured

February 28, 2023| Times of Malta 1 min read
Paramedics help the man hit by a motorcycle at The Strand, Gzira, on Thursday morning. Paramedics help the man hit by a motorcycle at The Strand, Gzira, on Thursday morning.

Updated 3.45pm

A man and a woman were grievously injured in separate accidents within 15 minutes of each other on Tuesday.

In the first accident, an 89-year-old woman was hit by a Toyota Cami while crossing Triq Mons De Piro in Ħamrun at around 10.30am.

The pedestrian is from Santa Venera, while a 58-year-old man from Ħamrun was behind the wheel.

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The accident in Gzira.

In a separate accident, a Turkish man was hit by a Yamaha motorbike at about 10.45am on Triq ix-Xatt, Gżira.

A 41-year-old man from Paola was driving the bike.

An ambulance takes the injured woman to hospital after the Hamrun accident.An ambulance takes the injured woman to hospital after the Hamrun accident.

Third pedestrian injured in Tarxien

Earlier on Tuesday, an 81-year-old Tarxien woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a Suzuki Swift car.

The accident happened at 7.30am in Triq Santu Wistin, Tarxien.

The car was being driven by a 25-year-old woman, also from Tarxien. 

The police are investigating all the accidents. 

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