Witness appeal after pedestrian hit by car in Leominster
A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in Leominster.The man, 26, was hit by a silver Skoda at about 20:00 BST on Thursday, directly opposite South Street Stores in South Street.He was taken to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance, police said.PC Tasmin Wheeler said the West Mercia force was conducting inquiries to determine how the collision happened and appealed for witnesses or those with dashcam footage to get in touch.
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