A 79-year-old woman from Luqa was grievously injured when she was hit by a car in her hometown on Monday.

The police said the accident happened in Triq il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa at 11.40am.

The woman was hit by a Nissan Terrano driven by a 28-year-old man from Żejtun.

She was taken to hospital by ambulance.

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