Man fighting for life after being hit by car

A PEDESTRIAN suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car.

The 24-year-old man was walking across a pedestrian crossing on Knollbeck Lane at the junction with Chapel Avenue, Brampton Bierlow, on Wednesday (August 16) at 8.30pm.

A green Vauxhall Corsa collided with the man, who sustained life-threatening injuries and remains in hospital.

Police are investigating and appealing for witnesses who may have seen the collision, or the car driving prior to the collision, to contact them.

Call 101 quoting incident number 1105 of August 16.