Updated: Motorcyclist in danger of dying after 'head-on' with route bus

The motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to Mater Dei Hospital, where he was certified with grievous injuries and was in danger of dying.

Initial police investigations on site established that the man was driving a Honda motorcycle when he collided with a bus.

The number of passengers on the bus as well as their condition and the condition of the bus driver have not been announced yet by the police.

Both lanes of the road have been closed for traffic. The police investigations about the case have already started.

On duty Magistrate Gabriella Vella has appointed a magisterial inquiry about the collision.  She has appointed various court experts to assist her in the investigations about this case.