Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was killed in a suspected hit-and-run in east London.
Police were called to a car park in Dagenham, just before midnight on Sunday, to reports that a pedestrian had been hit by a car.
Emergency services rushed to Whalebone Lane South where they found a 47-year-old man suffering serious injuries.
He died at the scene a short time later, Metropolitan Police said.
Enquiries to locate his next of kin are ongoing and a post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course.
Police believe the man was hit by a car which then left the scene.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Wrigley said: “We believe the victim was deliberately harmed and we are treating this incident as a murder inquiry.
“We need to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything suspicious.”
There have been no arrests.
Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 8443/13Sep.
