Chilling moment pedestrian hit by out-of-control car on footpath

A man has been charged after allegedly losing control of his car and hitting a pedestrian as she was walking down the footpath.

A man has been charged after a serious pedestrian crash that sent a woman flying over the footpath in Sydney’s inner west.

Chilling footage has emerged of the moment a pedestrian was hit by an out-of-control car in Strathfield.

A 24-year-old woman was making her way down the footpath on Liverpool Rd about 10pm on Tuesday when a car emerged from behind.

In a matter of seconds, the car hit the woman and threw her metres into the air. She landed on the road in front of her.

A 24-year-old woman makes her way down the footpath on Liverpool Rd in Strathfield when a car emerges from behind. Picture: 7News

She tries to escape the out-of-control car. Picture: 7News

“I heard the thud first and this really sharp, piercing, spinechilling scream,” a bystander told 7News.

Onlookers rushed to the woman’s side and gave her first aid as she went in and out of consciousness while waiting for paramedics to arrive.

The 24-year-old was rushed to Royal Prince Albert Hospital with serious head and spinal injuries. She remains in a serious but stable condition.

The woman was thrown into the air and hit the road in front of her. Picture: 7News

Police are now investigating how the driver, a 30-year-old man, lost control of his car and veered onto the footpath.

The man was uninjured and taken to Concord City Hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol testing, which returned a negative result.

He was later called into Auburn Police Station, where he was charged with negligent driving and dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – drive manner dangerous.

His licence was also suspended.

The man was granted conditional bail and is set to appear before Burwood Local Court on Thursday, December 12.