A DRIVER was arrested after a man was badly hurt in a road accident.

A pedestrian in his early 20s suffered head injuries along with a broken left wrist and arm when he was in an accident with a black Honda Civic car at Wakefield Road, Waterloo, at 10.15pm on Sunday.

He was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary where his condition has improved. He is now stable.

A 21-year-old man from Dalton was charged with motoring offences.