Man, 30, dies in Newham hit and run as police hunt driver
A man, 30, has died in a hit and run in Newham this morning (Sunday, March 24). Police said they were called to a 'disturbance' in East Ham in East London. The incident happened at around 5.11am on Barking Road, at the junction with Arragon Road. Police were called to reports of a disturbance and a collision involving a car and a pedestrian. The car did not stop at the scene. Police are looking for it and the driver. Met officers arrived on scene and began administering CPR before London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance paramedics treated the man. Despite their best efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. READ MORE: London drug gang behind bars after flooding town with 3.3kg of crack and heroin A crime scene is in place as police search for the driver and car that fled the scene (file image) (Image: Ollie Millington/Getty Images) Officers believe they know who the man is and his next of kin have been made are aware. As police carry o...