An 83-year-old pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Wimbledon.

Officers were called at 6.56pm on Tuesday, November 2, to reports of a black Mercedes colliding with a pedestrian on Edge Hill Court.

Police and the ambulance attended, rushing the victim to a south London hospital in a critical condition.

Despite the efforts of medical staff, he died on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 3. His next of kin has been informed.

The driver stopped at the scene and is helping officers with their investigation. There have been no arrests.

Detectives from the Roads and Transport Policing Command are investigating and would like to speak with anyone who saw the collision, or captured it on dash cam.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Serious Collision Investigation on 020 8543 5157 or via 101 quoting reference CAD 7789/02Nov.