A PEDESTRIAN was knocked down and left on a Bradford street yesterday morning 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.

Local councillor, Fareeda Mir (Little Horton, Lab) expressed her sadness at the situation saying a similar thing happened to her just around the corner on Saturday.

She said: "It's a really sad state of affairs, because it happened to me a few days ago where a car drove into mine and then drove off."

Section 170 of the 1988 Road Traffic Act states where an accident occurs and personal injury to another is caused or a separate vehicle is damaged, the driver must stop.

Mrs Mir added: "I hope he (the victim) gets a full recovery and I hope they (police) get the person who hit him and drove away.

"It must be a bit of a trend - what comment can you really make on that, it's really sad and he's in his 50s."

Councillor Taj Salam (Little Horton, Lab) said: "It's absolutely unacceptable to have an accident where you've hit somebody at such early hours of the morning. Then to not stop is just immoral."

Both councillors mentioned there could be useful CCTV in the area which could help find a registration plate for the car.

Cllr Salam said: "We've started talking to people and asking them to check their CCTV in that area, so we can put a picture together of how and what happened."

He added: "It could have been much worse, thank God the person is out of danger now. It's not just the force of the accident, he could have fallen on the curb and hit his head and bled to death."

The councillor said there could be a number of reasons the driver fled the scene - such as no documentation or a young person who panicked.

He said: "Only the person involved knows why they left the scene of the accident, but I hope common sense prevails - it could have been one of their relatives.

"I'd appeal for the people involved to come forward - give them the chance. But, if they find them afterwards I hope they're dealt with severely."

Several delays were caused during rush hour with Little Horton Lane partially blocked while emergency services dealt with the incident.

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.