A rider was injured this morning when his horse-drawn sulky was involved in collision with a car on the Rabat Road,

The incident happened at about 7 a.m.

The horse bolted following the impact and galloped towards Qormi, injuring itself in an impact with another car, before being caught and taken to the police stables.

The rider, a 56-year-old man from Qormi was hospitalised but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

The driver of the car, a Hyundai Accent, was a 32-year-old man from Rabat, who was shocked but not injured.

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