Man arrested for dangerous driving after pedestrian seriously injured in Peterborough

A man has been arrested after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash Peterborough, yesterday.

By The Newsroom

Published 19th Jun 2017, 09:40 BST

Updated 19th Jun 2017, 16:28 BST

The scene of the incident in Lincoln Road

Police, fire, ambulance crews and the Magpas air ambulance were called to Lincoln Road on Sunday, June 19.

The pedestrian suffered a serious head injury in the crash and was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

The man driving the car, a 22-year-old from Peterborough, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He remains in police custody this morning.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire police said the force was called at 2.15pm.

The East of England Ambulance Service said it was called at 5.12pm and dispatched an ambulance crew, two rapid response vehicles and an ambulance officer.