An elderly man was in critical condition yesterday after he was hit by a bus while crossing a road in Msida.

The accident occurred at 12.30pm as the 74-year-old from Ta’ Xbiex was crossing Mikiel Anton Vassalli Street, the busy road between the Labour Party club and the University of Malta roundabout.

The police said the bus was being driven by a 52-year-old man from Żabbar.

Public transport operator Arriva said its personnel accompanied the injured man to hospital and have offered him and his family their full support.

In a separate accident, a 55-year-old female pillion rider from Żejtun was critically injured in a collision between a motorbike and a car in Mgarr.

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