Updated 11.40am

A three-year-old boy was lucky to escape with just slight injuries after he was hit by a car in Victoria on Monday evening. 

Police said they were called to Triq it-Tiġrija at around 6.45pm.

The child, who is understood to be Gozitan, was hit by a car driven by a 24-year-old man from Għarb, the police said.

Police later said that the child was only slightly injured in the incident. 

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