Pedestrian hit by car during police pursuit

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital with "potentially life-threatening injuries" after he was hit by a car which was trying to evade police.

The man, in his 40s, was struck by a silver BMW X1 in Easy Road, Leeds, at 12:35 GMT on Wednesday.

West Yorkshire Police said the crash occurred shortly after officers began pursuing the vehicle when it had failed to stop. The car did not stop at the scene and was later found in an underground car park in Goodman Street, Hunslet.

A police spokesperson said officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision, including anyone who may have seen the car being left in the car park.

The force said it had referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

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