Victim of St Julian's car accident is Chantalle Gauci

Police have identified Chantalle Gauci, 38, as the woman who died after she was struck and trapped under her own car.

The accident happened in Triq l-Arċisqof Romero in Birkirkara at around 5:30pm.

Police said that the car suddenly reversed back onto her for some reason, while her six-year-old daughter was in the car. The girl was not injured.

It is understood that the road that the accident happened on a downward slope. 

A medical team arrived onsite, but Gauci was certified dead on the spot. 

A police spokesperson addressed the media on the site of the accident and confirmed that the car rolled backward soon after the victim got out. She is understood to have lived close to the site.