POLICE have launched an investigation after a man was injured in a suspected hit-and-run in North Tyneside.
Officers from Northumbria Police are seeking a key witness after a pedestrian was hit by a car at around 10.45am on Wednesday.
The accident took place on Whitley Road in Holystone.
The victim, a male in his 30s, was reportedly hit by a van. Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but the vehicle involved had already left the scene.
A 29-year-old man has since been arrested in connection with the incident, and remains in police custody.