The police said the woman who died in a traffic accident in Tower Road, Sliema, on Wednesday night was an 80-year-old who lived in Sliema.

Her name was not released.

The incident occurred at about 9.15 p.m. when the woman was hit by a Land Rover driven by a 19-year-old from San Ġwann.

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