A PEDESTRIAN was badly hurt moments after getting out of a taxi.

He crossed New Hey Road just above Outlane shortly before midnight last night and was hit by a car coming up the road.

The man, a 24-year-old from Outlane, suffered a broken leg in two places and cuts to his head.

He is in Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

The car was being driven by a 48-year-old Golcar man.