A murder investigation has been launched after a driver allegedly killed a pedestrian by ramming him with his car after a row in a London street in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers were called to reports of a car collision with two pedestrians in Leytonstone at 12.30am on Sunday.

The collision appears to be 'a deliberate act by the driver of the car' after an earlier altercation, the Met said.

A Met police forensics officer investigating the scene on Sunday morning after the fatal crash

Two men were said to have been injured in the crash, with both being rushed to hospital shortly afterwards.

One of the victims, a 52-year-old man, was in a 'critical condition' when paramedics arrived on the scene.

He was taken to hospital by air ambulance but died later on Sunday afternoon.

The other man, 32, remains in hospital but his injuries are not life threatening.

Police confirmed they are investigating.

Two men were injured in the crash which happened on Leytonstone High Street in the early hours of Sunday

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Wrigley, from the HMCC who is leading the investigation said: 'At this early stage, it is appears that this was a deliberate act by the driver of the car.

'There had been an altercation in the street prior to this incident and I am appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information who has not yet come forward, to contact police.'

Of the 122 homicides recorded in London in the last 12 months, 25 people were killed in domestic incidents, 69 with a knife and 10 with a gun.

The number of under-25s who were stabbed fell from 2,079 to 1,768 youths

The majority of victims, 83, were male. The largest number - 50 - were of Afro-Caribbean ethnicity, followed by white Europeans with 44.