A dds details:

A 71-year-old Italian woman was critically injured early this afternoon when she was hit by a Maruti car as she crossed Tower Road in Sliema.

The incident happened at 12.10. The car's windscreen was smashed with the impact.

The car was being driven by a 43-year-old woman resident in Kalkara.

A magisterial inquiry is under way.

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