OAP Airlifted to Hospital After Being Hit by Car in Haslemere

A man in his 80’sĀ  has been airlifted toĀ  hospital following a serious collisionĀ  in Haslemere. Surrey Police haveĀ  confirmedĀ  a man in his 80s has been taken to St George’s Hospital with serious head injuries. It is believedĀ  that moments before, the man had been out shopping for shoes in the nearby Cockerill Shoes. Staff who witnessed the incident ranĀ  with first aid kits to offer assistanceĀ  before the arrival of the emergency services. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G000081Y45tXEugw” g_name=”Haslemere-OAP-air-lifted” width=”800″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” ] Ā  The collision took place just before 12.50pm at the junction of the High Street and Shepherds Hill and involved a blue Nissan Micra car and a pedestrian. The man wasĀ taken by ambulance to St Georges Hospital, Tooting, with serious head injuries. The car driver was shaken but is otherwise uninjured. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to avoid the town centre. Road closures remain in place whilst emergency services are in attendance. They are expected to reopen later this afternoon.

Road closures are in place at Shepherds Hill junction with Lower Street and College Hill and Petworth Road. Anyone who witnessed the collision, or has any other information, is asked to contact Surrey Police on 101, quoting reference number P16248444.

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