Police are hunting a driver after an elderly man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in north east London.
The 78-year-old man died at the scene in South Woodford on Sunday evening at 6.30pm.
The driver of the car sped off from the scene. The car, a white VW Golf, was found abandoned in a nearby street, the Met Police said.
Officers are now investigating the hit and run, which happened on Woodford Road at the junction with Bedford Road.
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The pensioner’s next-of-kin have been told but formal identification is yet to take place.
No one has been arrested so far, the Met said.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Chadwell Heath Traffic Garage on 020 8597 4874 or via Twitter @MetCC. Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.