A man has been arrested following a fatal fail to stop collision in Camden.
Police were called at 08:50hrs on Sunday, 1 March to reports to collision between a car and a pedestrian on Camden Road with the junction of Royal College Street.
The car failed to stop at the scene leaving the pedestrian with injuries.
London Ambulance Service was called but the victim, a 25-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers on the ground assisted by information from witnesses and the police helicopter were able to trace the car to the Finchley Road area of Swiss cottage.
A man was subsequently arrested near the vehicle on suspicion of death by dangerous driving, driving with excess alcohol and failing to stop.
He is in custody at a Central London police station (further detail about his age awaits).
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit based at Alperton investigate.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the unit on 020 8991 9555 or the police non-emergency line on 101.
The victim’s next of kin have been informed but formal identification awaits. A post-mortem examination will be scheduled in due course.