A man was critically injured when he was hit by a light van in Aldo Moro Road, Marsa, this afternoon.
The incident happened at about 2.30 p.m. when the man was hit by a Fiat Fiorino as he crossed the road.
The vehicle was being driven towards Valletta. The man was thrown to the other carriageway with the force of impact.
A Magisterial inquiry is under way.