A foreign student was seriously injured last night when she was hit by a bus while crossing the Birkirkara bypass in Tal-Qroqq.

The police said the student was a 25-year-old French woman.

The bus was driven by a 45-year-old man from Sliema.

Neighbours said the place where the accident happened, close to a pastizzeria, is an accident black spot.

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