Police are appealing for information following a serious collision in Barking.
Officers were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at 09:22hrs on Monday, 22 January to reports of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Movers Lane, near to the junction of Gordon Road.
Police attended alongside colleagues from LAS and London’s Air Ambulance.
The pedestrian, a man aged in his 60s, was taken to hospital for treatment. He remains in a critical condition. His next of kin have been informed.
The driver of the car failed to stop at the scene of the collision. He has since been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody.
Enquiries are ongoing.
Any witnesses, or those who have dash cam footage of the incident or moments leading up to it, are asked to call 101 quoting CAD 1645/22Jan.
