Detectives from the Roads and Transport Policing Command are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Barnet.

At 21:23hrs on Monday, 29 December, police were called to a car in collision with a pedestrian in Barnet Road near the junction with Hedgerow Lane, Barnet.

The pedestrian, a 60-year-old man, was taken by ambulance to hospital where he died shortly after arrival.

Formal identification has taken place and next of kin have been informed.

The car, a Fiesta, stopped at the scene. An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He was taken to a north London police station and bailed to a north London police station in late March.

A post mortem examination will take place on 2 January 2015 at Finchley Mortuary.

Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Alperton are investigating.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has information that may assist the investigation should call police on 020 8991 9555.