Youth beaten up, robbed by driver who almost ran him over

20-year-old French youth allegedly beaten up and robbed after shouting down a driver who almost ran him over on the Birkirkara bypass 

A 20-year-old French man was rushed to hospital after he was beaten up with an iron rod by an unidentified driver at the Birkirkara bypass.

Police say that the man was walking across the bypass when a car allegedly drove close by, almost running him over. This led to an argument between the pedestrian and the driver, which culminated in the latter attacking the young man with an iron rod and stealing his bag.

The man was rushed to Mater Dei for treatment and was later certified as having suffered from grievous injuries.