Witness plea after pensioner hurt in road accident

A 55-year-old pedestrian suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a car.
By Tom Sharpe
Published 18th Oct 2011, 11:35 BST
Updated 31st Dec 2016, 07:19 BST

Police understand that the pensioner was struck by a blue Ford Focus at around 5.55pm yesterday after he stepped out onto Nursery Road, North Anston.

A police spokesman said: “A blue Ford Focus driven by a 20-year-old man was travelling along the B6060 Nursery Road, towards Dinnington.

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“When the car was outside the Little Mester pub, a man stepped into the road.

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“The Focus skidded and collided with the 65-year-old man.

“The pedestrian, a local man, sustained numerous fractures and a head injury and is being treated in Rotherham General Hospital.

“The man driving the Focus was also local and was not thought to have been hurt.”

Anyone with information about the collision is being urged to contact South Yorkshire Police on 0114 2202020, quoting incident number 857 of October 17.