Man seriously injured after being hit by bus

A man has been seriously injured after he was hit by a bus on the outskirts of a city centre.

The 65-year-old man was struck on Northam Road, Southampton, near a petrol station shortly after 07:30 GMT.

The man, from the city, was taken to hospital where he remains with serious injuries, police said.

Bus firm Bluestar said it had carried out an immediate investigation into the cause and the man had “stepped out” into the path of the bus.