An 11-year-old girl from Ghaxaq was seriously injured when she fell off a bus at the Ghaxaq By-Pass this afternoon. She is not in a critical condition.

The police said the accident happened at around 2.30 p.m.

They said they girl was close to the entrance of the bus when she fell on the pavement. She was taken to hospital by ambulance.

The bus, a Bedford, was being driven by a 46-year-old man from Birzebbuga.

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