A MAN has been hit by a car near Lakeside's McDonald's restaurant.

The pedestrian was struck by a blue Ford Focus around 4pm this afternoon in Cygnet View, Grays and the man is currently receiving treatment from paramedics at the scene.

The man's injuries are unknown.

Traffic at the Lakeside Retail Park has been growing over the past hour, with a number of drivers taking to Twitter to voice frustrations.

One user said: "The whole retail park is at a stand still, can't get out of Tesco's car park."