A PEDESTRIAN was knocked down on a Bradford street this morning and left in a hit-and-run.

Police were called to the collision between a car and a man at around 6:46am in Little Horton Lane, near to its junction with Clarges Street.

The victim was a man in his 50s.

He was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but they are not believed to be life threatening.

A police spokesperson said the car involved in the collision failed to stop.

Police are now appealing for witnesses of the incident.

Several delays were caused during rush hour with Little Horton Lane partially blocked as the collision was cleared.

Some First West Yorkshire bus services were affected.

In a tweet, the company said its 640/641 services were experiencing delays of up to 30 minutes due to a traffic standstill on Little Horton Lane.


 

Enquiries are continuing into the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact police on 101 quoting log 230 of November 27.