A 69-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a car in Slielem Street, Swieqi, yesterday at about 7pm, the police said in a statement this morning.
The woman was hit by a BMW driven by a 27-year-old of Naxxar.
An ambulance took the woman to hospital where she was found to be in danger of dying.
A magisterial inquiry is under way.