A biker was grievously injured this afternoon in a crash with a car in Gudja, the police said.

The accident happened at 3pm in Tarxien Road.

The biker, a man, 21 of Zabbar, was riding a Yamaha 125 which was involved in a collision with a Toyota Vitz driven by a 41-year-old woman of Marsascala.

The biker was taken to hospital for treatment. The woman was unhurt.