Two perdestrians were injured, one of them seriously, after they were hit by a motorbike in Sliema on Friday evening.

At around 10:30pm, the Police were informed of a traffic accident on Triq ix-Xatt, Sliema.

Officers rushed to the scene, where preliminary investigations revealed that a 73-year-old Moroccan man and a 73-year-old French woman were hit by a Kymco Agility 16+ 125 motorcycle.

The motorcycle was being driven by a 26-year-old French man who resides in St Paul's Bay.

A medical team and an ambulance were called to the scene, and both pedestrians were transported to Mater Dei Hospital for medical treatment.

Later, the woman was certified as suffering from serious injuries, while the man was certified with grievous injuries.

Police investigations into the incident are still ongoing.