Updated at 8.55am
A male cyclist has been killed after he was hit early on Friday morning by a driver just past the new Kappara flyover.
The police had said the 53-year-old Serbian cyclist, and that he succumbed to his injuries shortly after getting to Mater Dei.
The car was being driven by a 35-year-old Libyan man who resides in Msida.
The accident occurred at 5.45am, causing massive tailbacks on this busy road.
Police are investigating.
The incident happened on the new Kappara junction.