A 59-year-old motorcyclist was grievously injured after he collided with a car in Swieqi.
The victim, a Sliema resident, was hurled into an adjacent field two storeys below as a result of the impact with an Opel Corsa, according to the police. The incident happened in Triq Ta' L-Ibraġ around 1.30pm.
The car driver, an Italian national who lives in Naxxar, sustained no injuries.
Civil Protection Department officials were on site shortly after the accident and an ambulance rushed the victim to hospital.
The police are investigating.