Police find hit-and-run driver

Police investigating the hit-and-run accident on the Birkirkara by-pass on Sunday evening have traced the driver and van involved in the accident. The accident took place at about 6 p.m. at the roundabout when a white Maruti 800, driven in the...

Police investigating the hit-and-run accident on the Birkirkara by-pass on Sunday evening have traced the driver and van involved in the accident.

The accident took place at about 6 p.m. at the roundabout when a white Maruti 800, driven in the direction of Lija by a 47-year-old man from Birkirkara, was involved in a collision with the van. On impact, the Maruti overturned, injuring the driver and trapping him inside. The van driver just drove off.

The police said intense investigations led them to the van and its driver, who is now expected to be arraigned.

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