An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after having been run over while crossing the road in Fgura yesterday evening, the police said.
The boy, from Cospicua, was run over by a Mazda Demio car driven by a 24-year-old woman from Swieqi.
The incident took place at 6pm in Triq Hompesch.
The boy was taken to hospital by ambulance suffering from serious injuries.