Elderly man struck by vehicle on highway

EMERGENCY Services have rushed to the intersection of the Pacific Hwy and Bray St after a man was struck by a vehicle on Sunday night.

EMERGENCY SCENE: A 70-year-old was struck by a vehicle this evening in Coffs Harbour. Picture: Frank Redward

EMERGENCY Services were called into action after a man was hit by a vehicle on the Pacific Highway on Sunday night.

The 70-year-old man was allegedly hit by a vehicle and sustained head injuries near the Bray St lights just before 7pm according to a NSW Police spokesman.

When emergency services arrived at the scene the man was conscious and breathing, though he was bleeding from the head.

The incident caused a lane of the highway to be closed whilst the man was being assessed by paramedics.

The man was taken to the Coffs Harbour Hospital a short time later via ambulance for further treatment.

All lanes of the highway have now been reopened.