Man injured after 'hit and run' in Stoke-on-Trent

He remains in the Royal Stoke Hospital.

Author: Dan DaviesPublished 17th May 2021

Detectives are investigating a 'hit and run' involving a car and a pedestrian in Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent.

Police were called at 8.05pm last night (Sunday 16 May) to reports a man was injured on Lightwood Road.

The man, in his 60s, from Stoke-on-Trent, was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. He remains in a stable condition and his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

The vehicle involved is believed to be a VW Golf and enquiries to locate the vehicle are ongoing.

Anyone with any information or CCTV/dash-cam footage should message Staffordshire Police on Facebook or Twitter quoting incident number 655 of 16 May, call 101 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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