Serious crash in Paignton leaves man with potentially life-changing injuries

Police are looking for a car that now has a broken windscreen

Author: Chris BakerPublished 3rd Mar 2021

Police are appealing for witnesses of a serious collision between a pedestrian and a car in Paignton on Tuesday morning (2 March).

The incident occurred on Foxhole Road at around 11.40am.

The car involved, believed to be a dark coloured BMW, did not stop and drove off towards Kings Ash Road.

A male pedestrian in his 30s was taken to hospital where he is being treated for potentially life changing injuries as a result of the collision.

Any witnesses to the collision who haven’t already spoken to officers at the scene are asked to contact police.

In addition, police would be particularly interested in anyone who may have dashcam footage of the collision and anyone who was in the vicinity at the time and may have seen the car prior to, or after, the collision.

Police would like to thank the members of public for their patience while an investigation of the scene was conducted.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 or via email at 101@dc.police.uk quoting log 313, 2/3/21.