The pedestrian, in his 70s, has been critically injured after being hit by a car on East Ferry Road, near Crossharbour DLR station, yesterday (October 27) just before 2.20pm.
He currently remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition.
Photographs seen by this paper show a traffic light knocked down with a damaged car next to it.
According to the Metropolitan Police, the crash involved three vehicles and one pedestrian.
The driver of one of the vehicles involved – a man in his 40s – was also injured, but his condition was found to be non-life threatening and non-life changing.
He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and has been taken into custody, where he remains.
A third person was also treated by the London Ambulance Service, however they were discharged at the scene.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “At 14:18hrs on Monday, 27 October, officers attended East Ferry Road, Tower Hamlets, alongside the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade, following reports of a collision involving three vehicles and one pedestrian.
“The pedestrian, aged in his 60s, was critically injured. He was taken to hospital, where he remains in life-threatening condition.
“The driver of one of the vehicles involved – a man in his 40s – also sustained injuries. He was taken to hospital, where his injuries were assessed as non-life-threatening and non-life-changing.
“He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and has been taken into custody, where he remains.”
Anybody who witnessed the incident is urged to call 101, quoting crime reference 3848/27OCT.
