A pedestrian is in hospital with serious injuries following a hit-and-run near Wisbech.
Norfolk police are appealing for dashcam footage and for witnesses to come forwards following the incident in West Walton on Saturday night (May 4).
It happened on Wisbech Road at the junction of Hunchback Lane, between 9.30pm and 9.45pm and involved a blue Renault Megane Scenic car and pedestrian.
The driver failed to stop at the scene.
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Road closures were in place from Wisbech Road to West Walton while emergency services were on scene.
The pedestrian, a man in his 30s, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries, where he remains.
A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving with excess alcohol, failing to stop and no insurance.
He was questioned at King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre.
Norfolk Police have been contacted for an update.
Anyone with any information, dash cam footage, or who witnessed the manner of driving of the blue Megane around the time are asked to get in contact.
Residents of Wisbech Road in West Walton are asked to check CCTV cameras and ring doorbells.
Get in touch quoting crime reference NC-04052024-497 and report the incident online at https://www.norfolk.police.uk/tell-us
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