A PEDESTRIAN is critically ill in hospital after being hit by a car in West Wickham last night (August 19).

Police were called to the High Street at about 9.45pm yesterday after reports of a collision between a car and a 68-year-old woman near The Swan pub.

The woman was taken by ambulance to a south London hospital where she is in a critical condition.

The car stopped at the scene.

There have been no arrests.

Anyone with information or who witnessed the incident is asked to call the Met Police’s collision investigation unit on 020 8285 1574.