The police said this afternoon that they are questioning two men who had an argument with another man who was subsequently run over and killed by a taxi as he lay on the ground in Paceville.

Mario Galea, a 47, resident in Sliema, died on the spot after he was  run over by the taxi at about 4 a.m. He is believed to have been beaten up during the argument. Policemen and members of the Civil Protection Department helped remove the man from underneath the taxi.

The police said they are questioning a man from Victoria, Gozo and another from St Julian's, both 28, in connection with the case.

The police are also believed to be studying CCTV to establish what happened. 

A Magisterial inquiry is under way.

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