A 78-year-old woman died in Xewkija early on Wednesday when she was hit by a car.

The police said the incident happened in Triq il-Ħamrija, Xewkija at about 6.30am.

The woman was hit by a Nissan March driven by a 25-year-old woman, also from Xewkija.

The victim died in Gozo hospital shortly after admission. A magisterial inquiry is under way.

This was the second traffic fatality this week, a motorcyclist having died in an accident at Tal-Qroqq tunnels on Sunday.

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