A PEDESTRIAN has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after being hit by a car.

The 58-year-old man was rushed to hospital after the crash in Portland Road in Hove.

Emergency services were called to the scene after reports of a pedestrian being hit by a car near the junction of Modena Road.

Police said the man, from Brighton, was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries.

“The driver of the vehicle, a 22-year-old local man, was reported for driving without due care and attention,” a police spokesman said.

The driver was not arrested, but the matter remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident on Tuesday, February 8, is asked to contact police.