Two cyclists, pedestrian grievously injured in three accidents

Two cyclists and a pedestrian sustained grievous injuries after traffic incidents in Paola, Mellieħa and Mosta early this morning.  In the first incident, a 39-year-old resident of Birkirkara was hit by a quadbike, driven by a 57-year-old who resides in Paola. The incident happened in Triq Ġorġ Borġ Olivier, Mellieħa around 1.30am.  In the second incident, the 28-year-old victim was cycling through Triq Kordin when he was hit by a van driven by a 27-year-old. Both reside in Senglea. The incident happened around 2.50am. The man was rushed to hospital in an ambulance. And at 6am, the police were called to provide assistance to a 57-year-old woman from St Julian's who was hit by a vehicle in Mosta. The incident happened in Triq il-Missjunarji Maltin, after the woman was hit by a Honda Civic driven by a 28-year-old who resides in Mdina.  All three were found to be suffering from grievous injuries.  Police are investigating.