Police are hunting the driver of a car which collided with a man in East Croydon today, leaving him in a critical condition in hospital.
The driver of the car fled the scene on foot after the incident on Bisenden Road at 6.15pm today.
The victim, believed to be in his mid-20s, was taken by ambulance to a south London hospital, where his condition is critical.
A Met police spokesman confirmed that officers, including the air support unit, are currently searching the area for the suspect.
A picture taken by a man who lives nearby shows a lamp post dislodged from the pavement and paramedics attending to the man outside an NHS dental practice.
The nearby resident said: "I heard a large screech and a loud bang from the back garden so I rode round the corner to see what had happened.
"The doctor from the medical centre nearby was looking after the man who had a large bump to his head and suspected leg bruising.
"The guys who live opposite have a serious surveillance camera set up and caught it all on CCTV."
More to follow.
