A 66-YEAR-OLD man has been charged over a collision which left a pedestrian with serious head injuries.

Michael John Dolman, of Bailiffs Close, Axbridge, has been charged with five offences following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on the B3151 at Cheddar on October 23.

The pedestrian, a man in his 60s, suffered head injuries, a police spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said the driver was charged with:

• Driving without due care and attention

• Driving a motor vehicle after refusal of grant/ revocation of licence on account of disability

• Failing to stop after a road accident

• Failing to report a road accident

• Driving a motor vehicle without third party insurance

He was released on police bail and is due to appear at Bath Magistrates’ Court on January 15.