Two men were taken to Mater Dei Hospital after being injured in two separate traffic accidents on Thursday, the police said..

The first accident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on Triq Dun Karm, Birkirkara

Preliminary investigations showed that a collision occurred between two motorcycles: a Suzuki ridden by a 30-year-old man from St Paul's Bay and a Znen Coral ridden by a 33-year-old man from Naxxar.

The second accident happened at about 9:45 a.m. in the limits of Rabat. Initial investigations found that a collisionoccurred  between a Toyota driven by a 75-year-old man from Rabat and a KTM 250 Freeride motorcycle ridden by a 32-year-old man from Siġġiewi.

A medical assistance team attended both accidents, and the 30-year-old and 32-year-old motorcycle riders were taken to hospital by ambulance, where they were certified to have suffered grievous injuries.

Police investigations are ongoing.