An eight-year-old boy was among two persons injured in a traffic accident in Rabat on Sunday evening.

The accident involved a KTM bike and a Ford Fiesta, driven by a 39-year-old man of Zebbug. The boy was riding as a passenger in the car.

The biker, a 24-year-old man from Rabat, was also grievously hurt.

Both were taken to hospital.

The accident happened at 7.15pm in the limits of Bingemma.