Man is fighting for life with serious head injuries after being hit by a hatchback in Sydney
- A pedestrian was hit by a Toyota Yaris near the Hume Highway on Monday
- The 57-year-old man was taken to Liverpool Hospital with critical head injuries
- NSW Police have established a crime scene and are conducting an investigation
A pedestrian has suffered critical head injuries when he was hit by a car on a highway in Sydney’s south.
A 57-year-old man was struck by a Toyota Yaris on Monday at about 4am on the Hume Highway near Highland Avenue in Yagoona.
The man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Liverpool Hospital.
A pedestrian was struck down by a Toyota Yaris on on the Hume Highway near Highland Avenue in Yagoona (pictured)
The 56-year-old driver was taken to Bankstown Hospital for mandatory testing.
NSW Police established a crime scene and specialist officers are investigating the circumstances that led to the pedestrian being struck.
Two of three eastbound lanes were closed on the Hume Highway at Highland Ave, but had since reopened.
The 57-year-old man was taken to Liverpool Hospital (pictured) with critical head injuries
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