Two boys were hurt, one of them critically, agfter being hit by cars in separate accidents on Tuesday.

A boy aged 13 was critically injured after he was hit by a car in Santa Lucija, the police said.

The accident took place in Katerina Vitale Street at 11.15.

The boy was hit by a Toyota Auris driven by a 49-yeat-old man of Fgura. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Magistrate Philip Galea Farrugia is leading an inquiry.

In a second accident, which took place 15 minutes later in Alamein Road, Pembroke, a 12-year-old boy was hurt when he was also hit by a car.

The boy was hit by a Nissan Qashqai driven by a 29-year-old man of Pembroke.

He was taken to hospital with grievous injuries.