An elderly man was grievously injured this morning after he was hit by a car in Rabat. 

Police said the man, a 78-year-old Rabat resident, was in the area known as tas-Salib when he was hit by a Peugeot being driven by a 28-year-old Sliema man. The accident happened at around 8.30am. 

An ambulance rushed the man to Mater Dei hospital, where he is receiving treatment. Rabat police are investigating further.

This was the second such accident today, after a five-year-old was hit by a car in Qormi. The child is also grievously injured.  

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.