A 16-year-old boy was slightly injured when an Arriva route bus caught fire in Triq Alfred Cachia Street, Zejtun at around 5.15pm. 

The boy was taken to Mater Dei Hospital by his parents. He was sitting at the back of the bus where the fire started, in the engine compartment. 

The fire was controlled by fire-fighters. Damage to the bus was not major.

 

 

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.