A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car on a busy dual carriageway.

Emergency services were scrambled to the scene in Crossways Boulevard, Greenhithe last night.

Police confirmed they attended reports of a crash involving a car and a pedestrian at 8.23pm near the Asda supermarket.

A man sustained serious injuries and was taken to a London hospital.

The driver, a 36-year-old man from Bexleyheath, was arrested in connection with the collision and currently remains in custody.

Residents also reported online seeing a helicopter landing in nearby Worcester Park.