A mother and her daughter were hospitalised after being hit by a car in Labour Avenue, Zabbar, this evening.

The police said the incident happened at about 6.30 p.m. The car involved in the incident, a Mazda Demio, was being driven by a 19-year-old woman from Zejtun.

The victims, aged 34 and six respectively, were taken to hospital in an ambulance. The police said the girl was seriously injured. Her mother's injuries are slight.

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