A man was seriously injured when he was hit by a car in Zejtun this morning, the police said.
The accident took place on the Tal-Barrani Road at 6.45am.
The man, from Gambia, was hit by a van, the driver of which kept on going. After a search had been initiated for the vehicle, an Italian man, aged 49, reported at the Marsascala police station to say that he had hit someone while driving.
The pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Magistrate Josette Demicoli is leading an inquiry.