Updated - Adds video comments - An octogenarian has admitted to having been involved in a hit-and-run in Lija on Wednesday but insisted he was under the impression his car had mounted a pavement.

George Borg Cardona, 83, said that until he saw the CCTV footage he never imagined he had crashed into a car.

He was speaking to Times of Malta at his house after the newspaper located his car parked in a narrow street in Attard.

Mr Borg Cardona immediately admitted it was him who was driving the white car seen in the CCTV footage and said he had already spoken to the police about the accident. He was waiting to collect the relevant papers to be able to file an insurance claim.

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