Police are appealing for witnesses after a car collided with a pedestrian.

The 51-year-old man was walking in High Road, Pitsea, at around 8.20am yesterday when he was struck by a red Ford Sierra just outside the Railway Hotel.

He was taken to Basildon Hospital by ambulance suffering from a back injury, but he is not thought to have been seriously hurt.

Anyone with information should contact Laindon traffic on 01268 541312.

Published Tuesday January 20, 2004

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