Man in his 80s in 'critical condition' after being hit by car in Market Drayton
A pensioner is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Market Drayton this morning.
Shrewsbury Road has been closed for several hours after the man in his 80s was hit by a silver Peugeot 207 shortly before 7.30am.
West Mercia Police initially said that an RTC on Shrewsbury Road had shut the road and officers were in attendance.
Residents reported seeing the air ambulance flying above and landing in the town, with one witness seeing it in Town Park.
The silver Peugeot remained inside the police cordon on Sunday morning as officers investigated the scene.
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance service said two ambulances, the Midland Air Ambulance from Cosford, two paramedic officers and a critical care paramedic attended the scene.
"Crews arrived to find a pedestrian, a man, with serious injuries," she said. "He received trauma care on scene before being conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further emergency care."
West Mercia Police is now appealing for witnesses.
A spokeswoman said: "Officers were called to Shrewsbury Road at around 7.25am following reports of a collision involving a silver Peugeot 207 and a pedestrian.
"The pedestrian, a man aged in his 80s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries where he remains in a critical condition."
The driver of the Peugeot remained at the scene.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or captured dash-cam footage is asked to report it online via the West Mercia Police website quoting incident 143i of 16 October, 2022, or by calling 101.
Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org.
