Police have arrested a man following a collision in West Kensington which left an 81-year-old man dead.
Metropolitan police were called by London Ambulance Service (LAS) at 10.27pm on Saturday (March 4) to reports of a silver car in collision with an elderly pedestrian in Hammersmith Road, at the junction with Edith Road.
The male pedestrian, aged 81, was taken to hospital where he died in the early hours of the following day.
Next of kin have been informed.
The car, a silver BMW 5-series, was found on Stanwick Road.
On Tuesday (March 7) police arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.
He has been bailed to a date in mid March.
Officers would like to speak to anyone who saw the collision.
You can call the Serious Investigation Unit witness appeal line on 020 8543 5157 or via 101.
You can also tweet police @MetCC.
Keep up to date with the latest news in west London via the free getwestlondon app.
You can even set it to receive push notifications for all the breaking news in your area.
Available to download from the App Store or Google Play for Android now!
