A four-year-old boy was grievously injured this afternoon after he was hit by a car in Mellieħa. 

The accident happened at around 1.45pm on Triq is-Salib, police said, when the child was hit by a Renault Traffic van being driven by a 37-year-old Rabat man. 

Paramedics took the child to hospital for treatment. Police say they are investigating further. 

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