A man has been taken to hospital after a driver fled the scene of a crash in Croydon.

Emergency services were called to Selsdon Park Road at 5am this morning (Friday, September 29).

A man was found injured in the road following a crash with a car that had left the scene.

Road closures were in place this morning but have now been lifted.

Enquiries are ongoing.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 04:57hrs on Friday, 29 September to Selsdon Park Road after a man was found injured in the road.

“Officers responded with LAS.

“It was established he had been injured in a collision with a car which had then left the scene.

“The man was taken to hospital; his injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing.

“Road closures have been lifted.

“Enquiries are ongoing.”