**Pedestrian Hit by Car in Naxxar: A Community in Mourning** In the heart of Naxxar, a town steeped in history and community spirit, a tragic incident has cast a shadow over the close-knit residents. A pedestrian was struck by a car in a shocking accident that has left the community in mourning and raised serious…
**Valletta Road Reopens After Pedestrian Left Fighting for Life in Dawn Van Strike** A 42-year-old Birżebbuġa man is battling critical injuries at Mater Dei Hospital after being struck by a delivery van on the capital’s busiest artery during Tuesday’s pre-dawn rush, prompting fresh calls for “urgent” traffic-calming measures in a city where narrow Renaissance streets…
**Elderly Woman Injured as Car Crashes into Traditional Maltese Wall in Quiet Żejtun Street** A peaceful Tuesday morning in Żejtun was shattered when an 82-year-old woman suffered injuries after the car she was traveling in crashed into a traditional Maltese limestone wall, raising fresh concerns about road safety for elderly drivers and passengers across the…
**Barman behind bars: Paceville nightlife worker’s bail breach exposes island’s insurance blind-spot** A 28-year-old St Julian’s barman found himself on the wrong side of the bar early Tuesday after police discovered him at the wheel of a friend’s Renault Clio—uninsured, unlicensed and in flagrant breach of a February court order forbidding him from driving anywhere…
**Motorcyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run: A Wake-Up Call for Malta’s Roads** A 34-year-old motorcyclist from Żabbar is recovering in hospital after a hit-and-run incident late Tuesday evening in Marsa, reigniting concerns over road safety and driver accountability across the Maltese Islands. The victim, identified by police as Karl Micallef, was struck by a dark-coloured vehicle while…
Speeding past the illuminated façade of the Casino di Venezia on Tuesday night, a 27-year-old Birkirkara resident thought he could outrun Malta’s thin blue line. He was wrong. At 23:47 his Peugeot 308 clipped a centre-island planter on the Msida traffic fly-over, flipped twice, and came to rest against the newly unveiled “Jannar 2024” billboard…
**Building smarter, safer roads: How Malta is steering toward a tech-driven traffic future** The Ħamrun traffic lights flickered red at 07:43 on a Tuesday, and within seconds a tailback stretched past the pastizzeria, the lotto booth, and the shrine of the Madonna that locals still touch for luck. It’s the same scene in Msida, in…
**Pedestrian Injured in Pietà Traffic Accident: A Wake-Up Call for Malta’s Road Safety Culture** A pedestrian was injured in a traffic accident in Pietà on Tuesday morning, prompting renewed concerns over road safety in one of Malta’s busiest commuter hubs. The incident occurred at around 8:15am near the Msida Yacht Marina junction, a notorious bottleneck…
**Pedestrian Injured in Iklin Reversal: A Wake-Up Call for Malta’s Narrow Village Streets** A quiet Tuesday morning in Iklin was shattered by the screech of tyres and a sickening thud as a reversing car struck a pedestrian on Triq il-Wied, raising fresh concerns over road safety in Malta’s increasingly congested villages. The victim, a 67-year-old…
A single-cylinder’s dying whine echoed off Bormla’s honey-coloured limestone at 06:43 yesterday, replacing the usual clatter of delivery vans with the kind of silence that makes grandmothers reach for their rosaries. A 27-year-old motorcyclist from Żabbar, known to neighbours as “il-Pupa” for his bright red Kawasaki, lay crumpled at the foot of St. Margaret’s bastion…
**Boy, 16, Seriously Injured in E-Scooter Crash with Car in Sliema** A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life following a collision between his e-scooter and a car on the Sliema seafront on Tuesday evening, reigniting fierce debate about micro-mobility safety and regulation in Malta. The teenager, whose identity has not been released, suffered serious…
**16-Year-Old E-Scooter Passenger in ‘Critical’ Condition After Late-Night Valletta Crash** Valletta’s silent cobblestones were shattered at 01:47 this morning when a privately-owned e-scooter carrying two teenagers collided with a concrete bollard on Triq il-Lanca, the narrow slip-road that hugs the Grand Harbour bastions. The 16-year-old pillion passenger—identified by friends as Żejtun secondary-school student Luca*—was catapulted…
