A man has been arrested and a pedestrian has passed away after a road traffic collision in Hemel Hempstead last night.

It is reported that at around 11.15pm on Friday, November 29, a blue Renault Megane was travelling southwest on St Albans Road, when it came into collision with two pedestrians crossing the carriageway.

Officers were dispatched to the scene along with colleagues from the East of England Ambulance Service, both pedestrians were injured and one man in his 50s sadly died at the scene.

The second man sustained non-life-threatening injuries but was taken to hospital.

A 22-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.

Read our summary here.

Police are now appealing for witnesses and information.

Detective Sergeant Ben Heath of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “We are investigating the circumstances as to what led to this tragic event and I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has any footage from a dashcam of the collision which could be vital in our investigation, to make contact.”

You can also report information online at herts.police.uk/report, speak to an operator via online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact or call the non-emergency number 101, quoting Op Advised.

If you have dash cam footage in relation to the collision, please upload this at: https://orlo.uk/fN140