Three motorcyclists were grievously injured in separate traffic accidents in St Julian's, Fgura and St Paul's Bay on Friday morning, a police statement said.

All three men were taken to Mater Dei Hospital for treatment following the accidents.

The first accident occurred at around 5am in Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli, St Julian's, when a 35-year-old man residing in St Julian's lost control of his Keeway Cityblade motorcycle and fell.

The second accident took place at around 6.45am in Vjal l-Indipendenza, Fgura.

Preliminary investigations found that a collision occurred between a Mercedes-Benz driven by a 50-year-old man residing in Mġarr and a Malaguti Centro 125 motorcycle ridden by a 28-year-old man residing in Zabbar. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital for treatment.

The third accident occurred at around 9am in Triq il-Korp tal-Pijunieri, St Paul's Bay.

A collision between a Toyota Corolla driven by a 31-year-old man residing in Birkirkara and a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle ridden by a 67-year-old man residing in St Paul's Bay resulted in the elderly motorcyclist sustaining injuries.

Medical teams assisted at all three accident scenes, and the three motorcyclists, aged 35, 28 and 67, were certified as having sustained grievous injuries.

Police investigations are ongoing.