A man in his 70s was taken to hospital with leg and shoulder injuries after a being hit by a van in Sudbury.

Police were called at around 7am this morning by the ambulance service to reports a driver had failed to stop after a collision with a pedestrian in Ballingdon Street.

The man was taken to hospital as a precaution.

A spokesman for Suffolk police said the driver of the vehicle, believed to be a white Volkswagen Transporter van, failed to stop at the scene.

The spokesman for Suffolk police has since said that the driver has been identified and spoken to.

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: β€œAn ambulance attended a road traffic collision on Ballingdon Street in Sudbury just after 7am this morning.

"An adult man was transported to West Suffolk Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”

The man has since been discharged from hospital.