An e-scooter rider was seriously injured on Sunday evening in a hit-and-run accident in St Julian’s, the police said.

The accident took place in Manuel Dimech Street at 10.30pm.

The rider, a 35-year-old Italian man who resides in Sliema, was hit by a motorbike. The biker kept on going, the police said.

The e-scooter rider was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Magistrate Leonard Caruana is leading an inquiry.