A woman died this afternoon after she was hit by a van in Qormi, the police said Tuesday.
The woman, aged 77 of Żebbuġ, was hit by an Isuzu van driven by a 34-year-old man resident in Vittoriosa.
The accident happened in L-Isqof Scicluna Street at 1.45pm.
The woman, later identified as Carmen Buttigieg, was certified dead on site.
The van driver was also taken to Mater Dei Hospital for observation.
Photographs of the area show that road works are taking place.
Magistrate Joseph Mifsud is leading an inquiry.
This was the second road fatality of the day.
A driver died in Żebbuġ this morning when the van he was driving was involved in a collision with a truck.