Police hunt for driver after woman knocked down by car in rush hour

Susan Newton

2 October 2024 at 11:33 am·1-min read

Police appeal after car collided with pedestrian in Cockermouth — -Credit: (Image: Manchester Evening News)

Cumbria Police are appealing for information after a car collided with a pedestrian in Cockermouth.

At 7.45am today (Wednesday, October 2), a blue car and a pedestrian were involved in a collision on Lamplugh Road near the Stan Palmer Honda site. The pedestrian, a woman in her 20s, went to hospital to be checked after the incident.

However, she is not thought to have suffered life-threatening or life-changing injuries at this time. The driver of the car stopped to speak with the pedestrian but reportedly left without leaving any details.

Officers are now appealing for the driver to come forward. If anyone has any information or relevant dashcam footage, they are asked to contact officers too. This can be done by calling police on 101, quoting log 42 of October 2.

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