An eight-year-old Syrian boy is in critical condition after being hit by a Land Rover 110 in Ħal Far Road, Birżebbuġa, at about 7pm yesterday.
The vehicle was being driven by a 41-year-old woman from Birżebbuġa who was heading to Gudja.
The police said officers who arrived on site noticed a commotion that was brought under control by members of the rapid intervention unit and the Birżebbuġa police.
A police car and an Isuzu Elf were slightly damaged.