Two pedestrians were taken to hospital after they were hit by a car and a motorbike in separate accidents on Tuesday, the police said.

At 10.30am, in Mgr Depiro Street, Hamrun, an 89-year-old woman from Santa Venera was hit by a Toyota Cami, driven by a 58-year-old man of Hamrun.

Fifteen minutes later, at the Strand in Gzira, a man from Turkey was hit by a Yamaha motorbike, which was being driven by a 41-year-old man from Paola.

Both pedestrians were taken to hospital with grievous injuries.