POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured after being hit by a car. 

It happened shortly before 12.18pm on Friday, October 5, on Cemetery Road at the junction with Duncombe Road, and involved a red VW Golf and a 40-year-old male pedestrian.

The driver of the Golf stopped the vehicle further down the road and walked up to the injured man, but then left the scene without exchanging details.

A 23-year-old man later attended at a police station and was interviewed in relation to the crash.

Police are keen to speak to any witnesses who saw the events leading up or following the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Western Area Safer Roads Policing Unit via 101, quoting crime reference 13180497966.