A man remains in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car.

Police were called at 7.40am on Wednesday to a crash between a pedestrian and a VW Passat.

The incident happened at the junction of Ribbleton Lane and Deepdale Mill Street in Preston.

The pedestrian, a local man in his 30s, suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Royal Preston Hospital where he remains.

The road was closed for three hours for collision investigation.

Sgt Chris Evans, of Tac Ops, said: “This collision has left a man with very serious injuries and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision itself, or who has any CCTV or dashcam footage which might help to get in touch with us.”

Anyone with information should call 101 quoting log 0218 of Jan 19th.

Anyone with footage which could help can submit it here: orlo.uk/1JhhO