A PEDESTRIAN has died following a crash involving a Land Rover in Christchurch.

Dorset Police received a report at 5.38pm on Tuesday, November 26, of a collision on Barrack Road, near the Bailey Roundabout, involving a black Land Rover and a pedestrian.

Emergency services attended, and very sadly, the pedestrian – a local man aged in his 80s – was pronounced dead at the scene. His family has been informed.

Road closures were put in place as the emergency services responded, and a detailed examination of the scene was conducted. The road reopened at around 11.20pm.

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following the fatal collision.

Sergeant Lee Savage of the roads policing team said: “Our thoughts are very much with the family and loved ones of the man who sadly died at this extremely difficult time.

“We are carrying out a full investigation in order to establish the circumstances of what happened, and I would urge any witnesses who have not already spoken to police to please contact us.

“I am also keen to hear from any motorists who may have captured any relevant footage on dashcam, as well as businesses or residents with CCTV footage that might assist our enquiries.

“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding during the road closures, which were necessary to allow the emergency services to respond and to allow an examination of the collision scene to be conducted.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55240181976.