Crivitz (dpa / mv) - In an accident in Crivitz near Schwerin, a pedestrian was seriously injured on Monday.

As a police spokesman said, the 84-year-old was hit by a car while crossing a street, thrown over the hood and suffered severe head injuries, among other things.

The 30-year-old driver was uninjured.

He is being investigated on suspicion of negligent bodily harm.

The exact course of the accident is still being investigated, it said.