A man has been left with multiple serious injuries to his head and legs following a crash.

The incident happened in Penwortham, Preston on Sunday night.

Officers were called to Leyland Road at 9.35pm yesterday (October 16) after receiving reports a pedestrian had been hit by a Nissan Micra.

The pedestrian, a man in his 30s from Preston, suffered multiple head and leg injuries and is currently in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

The driver of the Nissan Micra was not injured.

Leyland Road was closed for several hours while investigation work was undertaken but has since re-opened.

Sgt Daniel Gunn, of Lancashire Police’s Tactical Operations, said: “This collision has left a man with some very serious injuries and my thoughts are with him at this time.

“We are now working to establish the full circumstances of what led to the collision and I would ask any witnesses or anybody with dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage which could assist our enquiries to contact the police as soon as possible.”

Email 2824@lancashire.police or call 101, quoting log 1381 of October 16.