A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a 72-year-old woman was hit on a zebra crossing.

The 31-year-old was arrested at an address in Witham on Saturday at 7.15pm on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

He was later released on police bail pending further enquiries until January 10.

The woman was knocked down at the junction of Sutton Road and Eastern Avenue, Southend, at about 2.15pm on Friday and was taken to Southend Hospital, where she was said to be in a serious but stable condition.