An 89-year-old man has been rushed to hospital with “life-threatening” injuries following a hit-and-run in Beckenham on Sunday (May 11). A 24-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
The elderly man was treated at the scene after emergency services were called to reports of a crash between a pedestrian and a car in Kent House Road, Beckenham at around 5.50pm on Sunday.
While the driver did not stop, police later recovered the vehicle and a 24-year-old was arrested. He remains in police custody.
A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance were called at 5.50pm on Sunday, 11 May to the scene of a road traffic collision between car and a pedestrian in Kent House Road, Beckenham.
“An 89-year-old man was treated at the scene and later taken to hospital where he remains. His injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The driver did not stop at the scene.
“The vehicle was later recovered and a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He remains in custody.”
A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 5.53pm yesterday (11 May) to reports of a road traffic collision in Kent House Road, Beckenham.
“We sent an ambulance crew and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated one elderly patient at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.”
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