A pedestrian has potentially suffered 'life-changing injuries' after getting hit by a car at a busy junction in Reading.

Just after 10.45pm on Wednesday, November 20, a dark estate vehicle was travelling in the direction of Reading along London Road, near Cemetery Junction.

The car was then involved in a crash with a male pedestrian, who was taken to hospital with serious injuries where he remains at this time.

Following the incident, a 31-year-old man from Reading has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and driving without insurance.

Investigating officer PC Ben Taylor of the Roads Policing Unit said: “I am appealing to anybody who witnessed this collision to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.

“If you have dash-cam or CCTV footage that may assist this investigation, you can submit this online via our dedicated portal for this investigation.

“To report information, you can contact us online via our website or by calling 101, quoting reference 43240562880.”