Clarence Street was closed this afternoon after a pedestrian was hit by a car.

Police were called at 2.29pm today to a collision in the Kingston street, after a white Renault Clio hit a pedestrian.

The man, estimated by police to be aged around 30, sustained leg injuries and was taken to Kingston Hospital at 2.49pm to be checked over, a spokesman for Kingston police said.

The road was closed for around 20 minutes.

A spokesman from London Ambulance said its staff had treated a patient for leg injuries and took him to Kingston Hospital.

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