Man suffers life-threatening injury after being hit by car in Weymouth

Emergency services were already attending an incident nearby at the time

Author: Faye TryhornPublished 23rd Nov 2023

A man in his 70's has suffered a potentially life-threatening injury after being hit by a car in Weymouth.

Emergency services had been called to a crash involving two cars in Melcombe Avenue at around 4.45pm yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 22nd November).

While they were on the scene, there they received a call from the ambulance service about another incident a short distance away on the same route, involving a pedestrian and a car.

Police say no arrests have been made.

The road was closed for around four hours to allow for investigations and recovery.

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