A man in his 80s was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a collision with a car in Welwyn Garden City yesterday (December 2).

Police and the East of England Ambulance Service were called to Moors Walk at around 5.50pm, following reports of a collision involving a black Ford KA and a pedestrian.

A man in his 80s was taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.

"Police were called at around 5.50pm yesterday to report a road traffic collision involving a black Ford KA and a pedestrian on Moors Walk, Welwyn Garden City," a Herts police spokesperson said.

"Officers attended along with colleagues from the East of England Ambulance Service. A man in his 80s was taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries."