Pedestrian seriously injured after a hit and run

A hit and run driver leaves pedestrian seriously injured In Celt Street Leicester

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A Police spokesperson said:

We were called at around 11.30pm yesterday (Saturday 10 October) by the East Midlands Ambulance Service reporting their attendance at a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a car.

Officers attended the scene in Celt Street in the city.

A man, 30, was taken to Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre with what was described as serious injuries – he remains in hospital.

The car failed to stop following the incident.

Celt Street remains closed to allow for an investigation of the scene.

Enquiries to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident are in the early stages.

Anyone with information can call 101 quoting incident 714 of 10 October.