Three people, including two foreigners, were hospitalised following a traffic accident in the Chalet area of Tower Road, Sliema, this morning.

The police said a 15-year-old Norwegian girl was grievously injured when she was hit by a bus when crossing the road.

Two bus passengers, a 50-year-old French man and an 86-year-old man from Swieqi, were also injured in the accident, the French man grievously and the Maltese man slightly. The accident took place at 9.45am.

As a result of the incident, Tower Road was closed to traffic from both directions but it was reopened later.

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