Woman hospitalised after long wait at Valletta terminus

A woman, believed to be aged around 60, felt faint while waiting for one of the new Arriva buses under the heat of July, with no bus shelter for cover.

She was accompanied by her husband. Also present during the incident was Amanda Ciappara, the communications coordinator in the transport ministry, who was assisting the woman.

MaltaToday journalist Nestor Laiviera witnessed the incident: “There is a great accumulation of people at the bus terminus. The moment a bus stops to alight passengers, it is immediately swamped by commuters jostling to get on board.

“People are not aware of the way new public transport system works. There are two temporary shelters, but they are not next to the bus stops so nobody is using them.”