Hunt for Sunderland hit-and-run van driver after pedestrian left in hospital

By Neil Fatkin
Published 12th Apr 2022, 10:55 BST
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A pedestrian is in hospital after being hit by a van which then drove off from the collision scene.

The incident happened yesterday evening (April 11) at around 8pm on North Hylton Road in Sunderland.

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A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “It was reported that a van collided with a pedestrian and did not stop at the scene.

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“The pedestrian was taken to hospital with injuries including a broken leg. He remains in hospital at this time.

“Enquiries are on-going into the incident. We would ask the driver of the vehicle or anyone with information or dash-cam footage to contact us via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of our website or by calling 101 quoting log NP-20220411-0986.”

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