Youth hospitalised after hit-and-run in Paola

A search is currently underway for the driver of a Mercedes who hit the young man

(File Photo)
(File Photo)

A 21-year-old Rabat resident has been hospitalized following a hit-and-run incident, the police said. The man’s condition is as yet unknown.

The young man was hit by a Mercedes car as he was walking along Triq Duminku Mintoff in Rahal Gdid.

According to the TVM, the car initially stopped to let down a female passenger, however she quickly got back in the car before it sped off in the direction of Marsa.

A police search is currently underway.

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