An 11-year-old foreigner was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident on Tower Road, Sliema, in the early hours of yesterday.
The police said the boy was hit by a red Jaguar S-Type headed towards St Julians at about 12.30 a.m.
The driver, a 21-year-old man from Qormi, returned to the spot some time after the accident. He was held to assist in investigations, the police said.