A 12-year-old girl is fighting for life in hospital after a hit-and-run while she was walking along the pavement with her family.
Police are urgently appealing for help identifying the driver of a white van involved in the incident in Newbury after they failed to stop at the scene at around 9pm on Friday.
The girl was heading towards Newbury town centre, in Berkshire, 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).
