A PEDESTRIAN suffered a head injury after being hit by a van in Bewdley.

The driver of a small white van left the scene after hitting the man in his 50s as he walked along High Street, close to The Talbot pub.

Police have launched an appeal for witnesses to the crash on Saturday (October 2) at around 10.10pm.

They want anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the incident to get in touch.

A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "We are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Bewdley on Saturday 2 October.

"At around 10.10pm officers were called to reports of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in High Street, near to The Talbot pub.

"The pedestrian, a man in his 50s, was struck by a small white van while he was walking.

"He suffered an injury to his head and enquiries into the collision are on-going.

"The van driver did not stop at the scene.

"Any further witnesses are urged to come forward or anyone with any information which may assist in tracing the driver.

"Investigating officers are also keen to hear from anyone who may have dash-cam footage or CCTV of the incident."

Anyone with information relating to the collision is asked to report it online quoting incident 661i of 2 October under the Tell us About section of the West Mercia Police website.