A three-year-old girl was taken to hospital after she was hit by a car in Ta’ Xbiex on Saturday morning.

The police said the accident took place at 11.30am in Abate Rigord Street.

The girl was hit by a Renault Caotur driven by a 35-year-old man of Birkirkara.

She was taken to hospital by relatives and later certified to have suffered grievous injuries.