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[WATCH] Updated | 53-year-old cyclist killed in Regional road car accident
The man was hit by a car close to the new Kappara flyover
The cyclist died when he was hit by a car in Regional Road. (Photo: James Bianchi)
53-year-old Cyclist killed in Regional road car accident
A 53-year-old male cyclist has been killed after he was hit by a car early on Friday morning.
The cyclist was driving his bicycle on Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli, on Regional Road, in the direction from St Julian’s to Msida, when he was hit by a car.
The inside of the vehicle (Photo: James Bianchi)
The victim was a Syrian man residing in Rabat, Gozo. He was taken to hospital for treatment but died shortly afterwards.
The car was a Toyota Vitz, driven by a 35-year-old Libyan man who resides in Malta.
Dashcam footage of the accident site sent in by MaltaToday reader Stefano Russello
The accident happened at around 5.45am, near the National Pool close to the new Kappara junction.
A police investigation is ongoing.
Cyclists' lives matter - Bicycle Advocacy Group
In a statement, the Bicycle Advocacy Group (BAG) expressed its deep concern at the way “mega-expensive” road infrastructural projects were being designed by Transport Malta.
“As things stand, people who wish to commute by bicycle have very few options but to use main thoroughfares in order to reach their destination, putting their lives in danger as a consequence because of poorly-designed infrastructure and many cases, the absence of continuous cycle lanes which adhere to international safety standards,” the group said in a statement.
BAG said it was contacted by Transport Minister Ian Borg this morning, “whereby he assured his intervention with Transport Malta so that cycling infrastructure is prioritised in the Marsa and Attard projects.”
