Updated 1.30pm with second incident
Two pedestrians were grievously injured following two separate incidents in Iklin and Birkirkara this morning.
A 74-year-old man from Attard was hit by a reversing car in Triq l-Iklin, Iklin around 11.45am, the police said.
The Peugeot 308 was being driven by a 38-year-old woman. The man was rushed to hospital in an ambulance where his injuries were deemed to be grievous.
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered.
Earlier, a 45-year-old man was also injured after he was run over by a car in Birkirkara.
The police said the incident happened in Triq Dun Karm at 7am when the 45-year-old man, a resident of St Venera was hit by a Peugeot 107, driven by a 23-year-old woman from Naxxar.
He was rushed to hospital in an ambulance where he was certified to have sustained grievous injuries.
The police are investigating both incidents.