24-year-old man from Birżebbuġa, Rhys Celeste, died this afternoon after the quadbike he was riding was involved in a collision with a bus in Millbrae Avenue, Mosta, the road leading to Burmarrad.
The accident happened at 5.15pm, the police said, adding that the biker, lost control of the quadbike and crashed frontally into a bus, driven by a 28-year-old man of Marsa.
The young man was with a group of other riders when the accident happened, eyewitnesses said. He was certified dead on site.
Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera is conducting an inquiry.