Schoolgirl, 10, fighting for life after she is struck by car in hit-and-run as cops hunt driver
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has been left fighting for her life after she was stuck by a car in a hit-and-run last night. Paramedics raced to the scene after the schoolgirl was hit by a vehicle at 6.40pm in Kenton, Newcastle. She was rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary with serious injuries where she remains in […]
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has been left fighting for her life after she was stuck by a car in a hit-and-run last night.
Paramedics raced to the scene after the schoolgirl was hit by a vehicle at 6.40pm in Kenton, Newcastle.
She was rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary with serious injuries where she remains in a life-threatening condition.
The vehicle stopped nearby shortly after the collision, but the driver ran from the scene on foot.
The car has now been seized as Northumbria Police have launched a manhunt to find the driver.
Enquirers are ongoing
Officers are urging for the driver to come forward and identify himself.
Two women – aged 31 and 28 – have been arrested by police on suspicion of perverting the course of justice as part of the investigation.
Both remain in police custody at this time.
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Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, or knows the identity of the driver or their whereabouts to come forward.
Furthermore, anyone with dashcam footage that may have filmed the vehicle in the moments before the collision is also asked to contact officers.
One resident described the scene as “total chaos”.
They told ChronicleLive:” My son’s friend was riding his bike and he heard a bang, like an explosion.
“He came in here to tell us ‘I think someone has been hit’.
“We went out to look and I saw someone frantically doing CPR.
“It was total chaos, there were ambulances coming from both directions.”
A spokesman for the North East Ambulance Service said: “We were called shortly before 7pm to a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a car.
“We sent two double-crewed ambulances and a clinical care manager.
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“A young girl has been taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary A&E.”
Information can be reported by calling 101 and quoting log 923 25/09/19 or reporting it online at the Northumbria Police website.
You can also contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.
We are appealing for information after a 10-year-old girl was left fighting for her life after a suspected hit-and-run in #Kenton last night.
Enquiries are ongoing this morning to trace the driver after the vehicle was abandoned near to the scene of the collision.
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