A man has been left with life-changing injuries after being hit by a car in front of shocked south London revellers.
The 24-year-old was knocked down shortly before 2.50am this morning at a busy junction in Brixton.
Police arrived at the road and cordoned off a large section, closing it to traffic for several hours.
Photos from the scene showed a stationary car in the middle of Brixton Road, near the junction with Acre Lane.
The crash happened close to McDonald's and Brixton Underground station, which had earlier been a focal point for the Night Tube launch.
A bystander told the Standard the area had been busy with people at the time of the accident, but police had tried to usher crowds away.
One shocked witness tweeted: "Praying that the guy I saw get licked down in Brixton survives."
A spokesman for the Met Police said: "Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and found a 24-year-old man with injuries.
"He was taken to a south London hospital where he remains with life-changing injuries."
The driver of the car stopped at the scene but has not been arrested.
Police enquiries are continuing.
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