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.

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