A 22-year-old man has died after being hit by a car.

Police were called to Ilford Hill in Ilford yesterday at 7.19pm to reports of a ccar involved in a collision with a pedestrian.

Met police officers, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended the scene.

The vehicle, a BMW X5 was involved in the collision.

The 22-year-old victim was treated at the scene before being taken to an east London hospital where he died later that day.

His next of kin have been informed, but formal identification awaits.

The driver of the car stopped at the scene.

No arrests have been made yet, but enquires continue.

Any witnesses or anyone with any information should call investigators from the SCIU at Chadwell Heath Garage on 0208 597 4874, by dialling 101 or contact via Twitter @MetCC, quoting CAD 6296/ 17FEB.