Man in ‘life threatening’ condition after being hit by car

Another man was arrested in relation to the crash

A man has been rushed to hospital in a “life threatening condition” after a crash in Peterborough. Cambridgeshire Police was called to a crash on the A15 Bourges Boulevard, between the junctions of Mayor’s Walk and Westfield Road, just after 10.30pm on Thursday (August 27).

The crash involved a pedestrian and white Toyota Auris. A 30-year-old man, the pedestrian, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital.

A police spokesperson said: “The pedestrian, a 30-year-old man from Peterborough, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in a life-threatening condition.

“The driver, a 25-year-old man from Peterborough, was uninjured and arrested on suspicion of drug driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He remains in custody.”

Cambridgeshire Police is appealing for information. Anyone with information should call police on 101 and quote Operation Jersey.

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