A pensioner has died after being struck by a car in Elmers End.

The 79-year-old, from the Beckenham area, was in collision with the blue Alpha Romeo in Elmers End Road, near Birbeck Station, at 9.35pm last night.

She was taken to Lewisham Hospital but she died of multiple injuries in the early hours of this morning (November 11).

Elmers End Road was closed at the junction with Croydon Road to the junction with Ancaster Road until 2.24am.

There have been no arrests.

The incident is being investigated by the Met police’s south east traffic collision investigation unit.

Anyone with any information should call 020 8284 5925