A 12-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after she was hit by a van in Newbury, Berkshire, as she walked along the pavement with her family.
Police are seeking the driver of a white van in what is being described as a hit-and-run incident.
The girl was heading towards Newbury town centre just before 9pm last night when she was hit by the flatbed van or recovery vehicle, Thames Valley Police said.
She was taken by ambulance from the A339 near Station Road to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where she is still receiving treatment.
PC Mark Dunne of Thames Valley Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: "We are making an urgent appeal to anyone who has any information about this collision which has left a 12-year-old girl in a critical condition.
"I am making a direct appeal to the driver of the vehicle to come forward.
"If anyone witnessed the collision or has dash-cam footage then we would also like to hear from you.
"The vehicle involved may have noticeable damage around the front nearside, so if anyone has seen a similar vehicle with damage then please contact the police as soon as you can."
Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting reference 1178 (27/12).
