A NORTH Yorkshire man in his 70s has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car outside a Waitrose in Harrogate.

Police say the incident happened just before 9am yesterday after a beige coloured Renault Scenic hit a pedestrian outside Waitrose on Station Parade in Harrogate.

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Officers and ambulance crews attended the scene and initially treated the pedestrian, which police say is a man in his 70s, before he was taken to hospital.

According to police the mans injuries are described as serious but not life threatening.

Station parade in Harrogate was closed for several hours to allow police officers to investigate the collision and the cordon was lifted just before 1pm.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “Officers need to establish the circumstances surrounding the collision and are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or who stopped to assist to contact them.

“Information can be provided by calling 101, selecting option 2 and asking for TC 428 Bainbridge or by emailing emma.bainbridge@northyorkshire.police.uk.

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“Please quote NYP reference 12210268520 when providing information.”

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