A man was taken to hospital with a head injury this afternoon after a car struck a pedestrian in Paget.

The accident occurred at South Road, near the junction with Inglewood Lane. It was initially believed the accident happened in the Rural Hill area.

Police responded at 5pm, and traffic in the area was reduced to one lane while the accident was investigated.

The injured pedestrian, believed to be a 52-year-old visitor from Britain, was being treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital “for a head laceration and a shoulder injury”, according to a police spokesman. It is expected that he will be discharged this evening.

Police inquiries into the accident continue.