A pedestrian is being checked over by paramedics after being involved in a collision with a car in Newport this evening (Friday).
Emergency services are currently in attendance at Medina Avenue in the town, at the traffic light junction with Church Litten.
Island Echo understands the pedestrian has sustained injuries following light contact with the vehicle, which has since been able to leave the scene.
A paramedic crew from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is attending the incident alongside an operational commander and Police.
The road remains open under direction.
Tonight’s incident comes less than a week after a women was injured in a collision with a delivery vehicle at the top of Upper St James’ Street, just around the corner.
UPDATE @ 20:50 – The scene has now been cleared.
UPDATE SATURDAY – Police have confirmed that a male pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious, but non life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 101, quoting 44210495606.
Seen cars accelerate towards pedestrians as the cars turn into a road that pedestrian is crossing. No surprise.
BTW. If you turn into a road that a pedestrian is crossing, the pedestrian has right of way!
Huge amounts of accidents on the Island now. I wonder if the mainland has had the seemingly massive increase too?
The first lockdown, when most were afraid of leaving there homes, certainly was the calm before the storm for road collisions.
Don’t know if it is me getting older, but people drive at almost max speed on all roads, when most have no need to do so. 50mph on the Island was only for the milli rd, now every narrow country lane has this and more, blind corners and bends included and ignored.
Need the pot holes back to slow them down.
In Northampton, where I now live, there has been a 40% increase in people driving without a license, insurance, MOT while under the influence of alcohol, drugs. The majority fined are from Eastern Europe. In addition to poor driving and without the required legal documents, many live in HMOs; Homes with Multiple Occupants. It is not uncommon to see five to six individual cars parked on the roads for each household. These vehicles are, on average, 02 or 54 plates Volkswagon Passat which are not road worthy.