A PEDESTRIAN has been hit by a car in a Herefordshire village, police have confirmed.

Emergency crews were called to Kingstone, near Hereford, at 9am this morning (October 9), a spokesperson for West Mercia Police said,

Officers are currently on scene on the B4349 in the village after they received reports of an incident on the road.

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The spokesperson said the incident involved a "collision between a pedestrian and car".

Officers will remain at the scene to establish the circumstances and manage traffic, the spokesperson said. 

Traffic monitoring service Inrix said the B4349 is partially blocked both ways at present due to the incident near the Dene Industrial Park turn-off, with slow traffic.The road was earlier fully blocked in both directions.