Update 2: Spectator critically injured at Hal Far horse races, girl also injured

Updated 9.15 a.m. Saturday - A 50-year-old man from Hamrun was critically injured during horse races in Hal Far late yesterday. The police said the incident happened at about 9.30 p.m.when a pony hit the Hamrun man and an 11-year-old girl. Both were hospitalised. The jockey was also taken to hospital. His injuries and those of the girl are not thought to be serious. An eyewitness said he saw 20 to 30 horses being taken away quickly after the incident  and around 300 private cars fleeing the scene "as if it was a movie fast and furious".