Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was hit by a car at Belmont yesterday, and has since died in hospital this morning.

Just before 7.40pm (Friday 13 November 2015), a 78-year-old man parked his car on Evans Street, and began walking with his 74-year-old wife across Ross Street, towards a sailing club.

At the same time, an 81-year-old woman was driving a Toyota Camry south along Evans Street, with her 80-year-old husband a passenger, when the vehicle and the 78-year-old man collided.

Emergency services were called, and the man was treated at the scene, before being taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.

This morning (Saturday 14 November 2015), the man died in hospital.

No one else was injured during the incident.

Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command attended and commenced investigations.

As inquiries into the circumstances leading up to the incident continue, police are urging any witnesses to come forward and contact Lake Macquarie Police via Crime Stoppers.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

A car has knocked over a woman and a baby before crashing into a cafe in the Newcastle CBD.

Around 12.20pm today (Friday 13 November 2015), emergency services were called to the intersection of Perkins and Hunter Streets.

Officers have been told that a car reversed into a parked vehicle, before mounting a footpath, knocking over a woman and a baby, and crashing into a cafe.

Both the woman, believed to be aged in her late 20s, and the baby have been taken to hospital. The woman is suspected to have sustained a number of broken bones while the baby will be examined for possible head injuries.

The driver of the car, a man believed to be aged in his 70s, has been taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.

An investigation into the crash is now underway.