Pedestrian knocked into metal bin after being hit by van in Weston-super-Mare crash
A pedestrian has been badly injured after a van knocked him into a bin. Emergency services were called to the scene of a fail-to-stop crash in Weston-super-Mare after a collision involving a pedestrian at the junction of Jubilee Road and Locking Road.
A 37-year-old man was hit and knocked into a metal bin, suffering leg injuries including a broken ankle. The driver of the van stopped and got out of the vehicle briefly before leaving the scene, police have said.
The van is described as being a white panel van, with the partial registration number WN72. Police have been carrying out enquiries to locate the driver of the van. Anyone with information or CCTV footage is asked to call 101 using the reference number 5224407453.
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A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: "We’re investigating a fail to stop collision in which a pedestrian was injured. The incident happened at the junction of Jubilee Road and Locking Road in Weston-super-Mare at about 10am on Thursday 12 December.
"A 37-year-old man was struck by a van and knocked into a metal bin. He suffered leg injuries, including a broken ankle. We’ve been carrying out enquiries into this incident but have not yet been able to identify the van or the driver.
"The vehicle was a white panel van, with the partial registration number WN72. Following the collision the driver, a man, got out of the vehicle briefly before driving off. If you have any information which could help, please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5224407453."