A man in his 60s is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Bilton.
The crash happened at the junction of Main Road, Bilton and Ark Royal, near to the Swiss Cottage pub at 3.30pm yesterday (Wednesday).
A woman in her 30s was driving a grey coloured Vauxhall Zafira when the vehicle collided with the male pedestrian.
The man was taken by ambulance to Hull Royal Infirmary where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
The female driver of the vehicle was not injured in the crash.
Police are concerned by a number of posts written on social networking sites about the man's condition.
A spokesman said: "Police have been made aware of a messages posted on social networking sites referring to the condition of the injured man. These postings are incorrect and police would ask people not to further speculate as this has caused upset to his family."
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call police on 101 quoting log 3970 of 30 January 2013.
