Woman hit by car left with serious injuries

An 86-year-old man has been arrested and a woman in her 60s has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a car in Malvern.

The pedestrian, who had head and leg injuries which were also potentially life-changing, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after she was struck in Graham Road, police said.

West Mercia Police said the man had been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and for being unfit to drive due to impairment.

He has been released under investigation, a spokesman for the force said.

Appealing for witnesses, police said the woman was hit shortly after 19:00 GMT at traffic lights outside the Great Malvern Hotel.

PC Rob Taylor said: "Our thoughts are with the injured woman.

"We are keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who saw a blue Renault in the area before the incident.

"We are particularly keen to speak to the driver of another vehicle who is believed to have used their horn, shortly before the collision occurred."

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