A 40-year-old man from Żebbuġ suffered grievous injuries on Friday morning after he was involved in a traffic accident in Triq Qasam Barrani, Mellieħa.

The accident happened at around 10.15am on Friday.

Police were immediately dispatched to the scene and preliminary investigations showed that a collision had occurred between a Toyota RAV4 driven by a 57-year-old woman from Mellieħa and a Next Mojito motorcycle driven by the man.

A medical team provided assistance at the scene before the motorcyclist was taken to hospital by ambulance.

He was later certified as having suffered grievous injuries.

Police investigations into the accident are ongoing.