POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 72-year-old man was hit by a van in Clacton and sustained serious injuries.

The pedestrian was hit at about 1.15pm on Friday, January 4, by a white Seat Inca van – he is currently at Queens Hospital, Romford.

The incident happened in Cloes Lane, near the mini roundabout with St John’s Road.

If you have information about the incident, call PC Darrin Lee at Stanway road policing unit on 101.