Man held over failure to stop after fatal accident

A man was arrested yesterday after a hit-and-run crash in which a 62-year-old man was killed.

Police were called to Bexleyheath, south-east London, at 7.20pm on Saturday, where the driver of a red Citroen C1 car died at the scene.

A silver Mercedes car involved had left the scene and was found abandoned a short time later, according to the Metropolitan Police.

The force said that the suspect, aged 36, was in custody on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, causing a death while uninsured and failing to stop at a collision.