A man is in a "life-threatening" condition after he was hit in a collision near Ladbroke Grove.

A car was involved in a serious collision with a pedestrian on Thursday (July 13) in North Pole Road.

Detectives are now appealing for witnesses as the pedestrian, a man in his 40s, sustained injuries described by police as life-threatening.

He was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a west London hospital, after police were called at 4.45pm to reports of a road traffic collision.

The driver of the car, a 24-year-old man, stopped at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and also for an immigration offence.

He was taken to a west London police station where he remains in custody.

Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are investigating.

Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call the Metropolitan Police Roads and Transport Policing Command on 020 8543 5157 or Tweet the Met's contact centre using handle @MetCC.

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