A man has been left 'seriously injured' after being hit by a car in Orpington.

Met Police were call to reports of a pedestrian hit by a car in Farnborough Way shortly before 10am this morning (July 5).

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London Ambulance Service (LAS) crews treated the man at the scene before he was flown to the Royal London Hospital by the London Air Ambulance.

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An LAS spokesman said: "We sent two ambulances to the scene and the London Air Ambulance.

"Paramedics treated and stabilised the man at the scene before he was flown to the Royal London Hospital."

A police spokesman added: "The injuries are serious but would not be described as life threatening at this stage."

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