WITNESSES who may have seen a man hit by a car at the top of Victoria Road in the early hours of the morning are sought by police.

The man, aged 47, was outside 1801 near the Prospect Hospice when the collision happened at about 1am on March 18.

He was taken to hospital with suspected injuries to his ribs.

PC Mike Ramselaar said: “I’d like to hear from anyone who was in the area of Victoria Road around the time of this incident – it’s a busy area with lots of bars and this happened in the early hours of Sunday morning so it is likely there would have been witnesses to this incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.