Motorcycle passenger grievously injured after collision with van

A 21-year-old female motorcycle passenger was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Luqa on Wednesday morning.

Police were informed of a collision on Triq Ħal Farruġ at around 8am.

Preliminary investigations found that a collision occurred between a Citroen Berlingo driven by a 28-year-old Turkish national residing in Luqa and a Honda motorcycle driven by a 51-year-old man from Siġġiewi.

The woman, also from Siġġiewi, was riding as a passenger on the motorcycle.

A medical team was called to the scene, and both the motorcyclist and his passenger were transported to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance.

The woman was later certified to have suffered grievous injuries, while the man sustained slight injuries.

Police investigations are ongoing.