Elderly man arrested after pedestrian hit by car outside Wakefield BMW dealership
The pedestrian has suffered serious injuries
An elderly man has been arrested after a woman was hit by a car outside a BMW dealership in Wakefield.
Emergency services rushed to Dewsbury Road on Tuesday (November 10) evening following the collision which involved a red Hyundai i10 and a pedestrian at 7.14pm.
The woman, who is in her 40s, was rushed to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Officers arrested an 87-year-old man at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following the collision outside the Sandal BMW dealership on Dewsbury Road. He has been interviewed and released on bail.
West Yorkshire Police are urging any witnesses or people with dashcam footage of the incident to contact them.
A spokesperson for the force said: “At 7.14pm it was reported that a collision involving a red Hyundai i10 and a pedestrian had occurred on Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, outside the Sandal BMW dealership.
“The pedestrian, a woman in her 40s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries which are not understood to be life-threatening.
“An 87-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has been interviewed and released on bail.
“Officers from the Roads Policing Unit are urging anyone who witnessed any part of this incident who has not already spoken to the police to come forward. They are also urging anyone who was in the area around this time who has a dashcam fitted to check whether they have captured any relevant footage.”
Information can be passed to the Roads Policing Unit via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat or by calling 101, quoting log 1514 of 10 November.