A 23-year-old bin man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a car on a busy road.

At around 7.10am on Friday (March 29) a silver Peugeot 206 which was travelling on the A4094 Sutton Road, between Cookham and Maidenhead, was involved in a crash with a pedestrian.

The pedestrian, a 23-year-old man who was working as a bin collection worker when the crash happened, suffered serious injuries. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a life-threatening condition.

Police said no-one was injured in the Peugeot, which stopped at the scene.

The road was closed for several hours and re-opened at around 11am.

Investigating officer Sergeant Darren Brown, of the Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing, said: “I would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or anyone who has any information about what happened. If you have any dash-cam footage, please get in touch.”

Anyone with any information about the incident can contact 101 quoting reference URN 162 29/3 or make a report online.