Two motorcyclists hospitalised in separate accidents

Two motorcyclists were grievously injured in separate accidents on Thursday.

The first accident happened at around 9:15am in Triq Andrea Debono, Naxxar. 

Police say that there was a collision occured between a Toyota Auris driven by a 40-year-old woman and a Peugeot Django motorcycle driven by a 42-year-old man.

The second accident happened minutes later at 9:50am in Regional Road, Santa Venera. Preliminary investigations suggest that the accident involved a Nissan car driven by a 71-year-old woman and a Kawasaki motorcycle driven by a 35-year-old man.

Medical teams assisted both victims before they were taken to hospital where they were later certified as having suffered grievous injuries.

Police investigations are still ongoing.