A 53-year-old motorbike rider was seriously injured in an accident on the Coast Road, Naxxar.

The 53-year-old man from Pembroke was riding a Harley Davidson XL and was involved in a crash with a Citroen C3 being driven by a 58-year-old man from Belgium at 11 am.

The motorbike rider was taken to Mater Dei Hospital and investigations are ongoing.