A 93-year-old man is fighting for life after being knocked down by a blue Ford Transit van in the New Mill area this morning.

Police say the accident happened at 10.25am at the junction of Green Hill Bank Road and Royds Avenue.

The man, who has not been named, suffered serious pelvis injuries and was taken by ambulance to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

Green Hill Bank Road was closed while police investigated what happened. It reopened at 2.20pm.

Greenhill Bank Road, New Mill, closed after accident.
Greenhill Bank Road, New Mill, closed after accident.