A 51-year-old man from Xaghra, Gozo, was grievously injured this afternoon while riding a horse and sulky in Triq Ghajn Damma, Xaghra, Gozo.

The police said that the horse bolted and the sulky and rider ended up in a ditch.

The rider was taken to hospital for treatment.

The horse was not hurt.

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