Updated: Pedestrians hit by truck in Birkirkara

(Adds details) A man and a woman waiting on a pavement in Valley Road, Birkirkara, were injured this afternoon when a truck went out of control. The incident happened at about 5.15 p.m. as the truck was being driven down Naxxar Road from the direction...

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A man and a woman waiting on a pavement in Valley Road, Birkirkara, were injured this afternoon when a truck went out of control.

The incident happened at about 5.15 p.m. as the truck was being driven down Naxxar Road from the direction of Lija. It went out of control on the gentle slope opposite HSBC Bank, hit a Peugeot which had stopped at the Zebra Crossing, hit the people waiting in front of an electronics shop and then crossed Valley Road, hitting a Skoda in the process.

It came to a stop mere inches from a bus stop with the front of the truck having hit the gate of an architect's office.

The truck driver is being treated for shock.

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