A pensioner has died in hospital eight days after being hit by a bus.

The man, aged in his 70s, was struck at a Folkestone bus station in Middelburg Square on Saturday, August 20.

Emergency services attended and the victim was airlifted to a London hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Witness Ruth Knudsen, who had been waiting for a bus to Hythe, told KentOnline: “I was waiting at the bus station in Folkestone this morning at about 10.15 and suddenly noticed a single decker bus on the other side near the offices careering away from its path, to the right and through several barriers.

“I was frozen in the spot and could hardly believe my eyes. It all happened so quickly that there was no time to shout out to a man sitting in a bus shelter in the path of the bus.

“As the bus hit the shelter I had to turn away as I knew there would be total carnage, and the man in the shelter could not know what was about to hit him.

“Fearfully, I turned back as the bus stopped with the shelter and the man trapped underneath.

“It was a sickening sight.

“I was surprised to see what appeared to be the bus driver gathering his things and leaving the bus. At no time did he sound his horn to warn people in his path – it’s incredible that thankfully it appears only one person was hit.”

Police confirmed this morning that he tragically died from his injuries on Sunday, August 28.

A spokesman for Stagecoach said: “Our heart goes out to the family of the gentleman who has died and to his loved ones.

“We are continuing to assist the investigation into the incident in every way that we can.”

Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit continue to appeal to any further witnesses, who have not yet come forward, who saw the incident, or who have dashcam footage that could help their enquiries, to contact them.

Anyone with information should call the appeal line on 01622 798538, quoting reference MM/VS/094/22. You can also email investigators on sciu.td@kent.police.uk

More to follow.