A man was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Marsa on Sunday evening, after he was hit by a car whose driver fled the scene.

Police said they were informed at around 10pm that assistance was required in Triq Diċembru Tlettax, Marsa, as a person had been injured.

Officers immediately went to the scene, where it emerged that a 41-year-old Bangladeshi man who resides in Marsa had been hit by a car, with the driver fleeing the scene in the vehicle.

The man was assisted by a medical team and taken by ambulance to Mater Dei Hospital, where he was later certified as having suffered grievous injuries.

Police immediately began searching for the vehicle.

Intensive investigations led to the vehicle, a BMW, being identified shortly afterwards. It was found parked in Wied il-Għajn.

A short while later, the alleged driver, a 41-year-old man who resides in Żabbar, was arrested.

Police investigations are ongoing to establish the dynamics of the case.