Police in Reading search for hit and run van driver
It's after a collision with a cyclist which caused him to hit a lampost
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fail to stop collision in Reading.
Between 9am and 10.30am on Tuesday (19/3) a man aged in his forties was cycling to work on Whitley Wood Road between the junctions of Hartland Road and Shinfield Road.
He was involved in a collision with a van, which caused the cyclist to collide with a lamppost.
The man sustained injuries to his right hand and right side of his chest and he fell unconscious.
The driver of the van did not stop at the scene, and when the cyclist regained consciousness, he contacted the ambulance service.
He was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, where he remains at this time.
Unusual
Investigating officer PC Ben Taylor of the Roads Policing Unit, said:
“This is a very unusual incident in which the collision is suspected to have happened at some stage between 9am and 10.30am.
“However, the victim did not call the ambulance service until 12noon and there were no calls to police around the time of the collision in that area, which is a well-travelled road.
“I am appealing to anybody who believes that they witnessed this incident to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.
“You can contact us by reporting online or by calling 101, quoting reference number 43240127573.”