Updated at 6.50pm

A woman was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital on Monday afternoon after she was hit by a car on a busy thoroughfare during the rush hour.

The 80-year-old woman, who lives in Santa Venera, was hit by a Kia Ceres being driven by a 51-year-old Birkirkara man. 

The incident on Old Railway Track, Santa Venera – the tail end of Birkirkara’s Psaila Street – was reported to the police at around 5.30pm.

An ambulance rushed the victim to hospital while police officers cleared the incident area to limit rush hour disruption.

No information about the woman’s medical condition was available at the time of writing.