Police statement after man found injured in street confirmed as hit-and-run victim

A suspect has been arrested after a man suffered serious injuries in a road crash.

Police were called to Mapperley Road, Nottingham, around 4am on Friday (19 July) following reports a man was lying in the road.

A further call was then received saying a car had collided with the man.

The man, aged in his 20s, was discovered to have suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital.

Officers launched an investigation and have arrested a 48-year-old woman on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.

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Sergeant Mark Baker, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said:

“Officers have worked quickly and efficiently to trace the vehicle involved and the arrest is an important step in our investigation.

“However, we still want to hear from anyone with any information which could help with our inquiries.

“It is particularly important that anyone with relevant dashcam footage gets in touch with officers.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident number 79 of 19 July 2024, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.