A PEDESTRIAN is in a 'critical condition' following a crash.

Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses and video footage after a collision in Wilmslow.

Police received reports of a pedestrian walking on the northbound carriageway of the A34 Wilmslow Bypass, between Dean Row and Bollin Valley Roundabout, at 11.38pm last night (June 17).

Officers were sent to the scene before receiving a second call, at 11.41pm, to say the man had been hit by a red Volkswagen T-ROC Life.

He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary, where is condition is currently described as 'critical'.

Meanwhile, the uninjured driver of the car, a 33-year-old from the Portwood area of Stockport, has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving.

He remains in custody at this time.

Enquiries are ongoing and police are urging anyone with information which may aid the investigation to come forward.

Inspector Anton Sullivan, of the Cheshire Police Roads and Crime Unit, said: “Enquiries in relation to this incident are ongoing and we’re committed to doing all we can to establish what took place.

“As part of our enquiries we’re keen to hear from anyone who was in the area and believes they may have witnessed the incident.

“We would also like to hear from anyone who believes that they may have seen the pedestrian in the moments before the collision.

“The same goes for anyone with any dashcam footage which may aid the investigation.”

Anyone with any information or dashcam footage can contact Cheshire Police on 101 or visit www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us , quoting IML 1849871.