A 35-year-old Serb died in the early hours of Saturday when he was run over in St Anne Street, Floriana, as he was crossing the road.

The incident happened at 2 a.m. when the man was hit by a BMW driven by a 29-year-old man from Valletta, police said.

According to the driver, the man emerged from behind a truck onto the road, sources said. The Serb was taken to hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

It took police most of yesterday to identify the victim, but they finally established that the man lived in Floriana.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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