Pedestrian seriously injured in Bedford hit and run

We are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle which then failed to stop at the scene.

The victim suffered serious, but not life-threatening, injuries in the incident in Ashburnham Road, Bedford, at about 10.30pm on Sunday.

The vehicle, described as a blue Volkswagen Caddy failed to stop at the scene.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment. A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident, however enquiries are ongoing and police want to speak to anyone who saw the collision or knows who was driving the vehicle.

PC Ben Chance from the roads policing unit said: “The pedestrian has suffered potential life-changing injuries and we are keen to establish exactly what happened, so if you witnessed the collision or saw the vehicle prior to it please call 101. We also want to hear from anyone with dashcam footage.”

Anyone with any information should call 101 quoting incident 456 of 27 August.