Updated at 1pm

A 43-year-old police officer from Żurrieq, PC1276 Frankie Zerafa, was grievously injured in a traffic accident this morning while escorting the Prime Minister.

The police said the accident happened in Triq in-Nutar Żarb, Attard, at 8am.

Police Union secretary Sando Camilleri wrote on Facebook this morning that PC Zerafa was was hit by a car which came out from the opposite side of the road. The car threw him off the motorbike and he suffered several fractures.

The police said the car was being driven by a 33-year-old man in Attard.

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.