DRAMATIC footage has emerged of a pensioner being thrown across a Bradford district road after being hit by a car.

CCTV footage shows a white Audi turning on to Lawkholme Lane from Cavendish Street in Keighley and colliding with a pedestrian.

The driver then proceeds to leave the scene.

The incident happened at around 10:05pm on Tuesday, August 27.

The pedestrian, a man in his 70s, was taken to hospital where he was treated for a non-life-threatening head injury.

West Yorkshire Police are keen to speak to anyone who was either walking or driving in this area who may have seen the vehicle involved.

Drivers with dashcam cameras are also asked to check whether they have captured any relevant footage.  

Anyone with information that could aid the investigation into this incident is asked to contact the Roads Policing Unit via Live Chat online or by calling 101, quoting log 1923 of 27/08.