Teenage girl hit by car on pedestrian crossing in hit and run crash in Witham

Officers are investigating a hit and run after a teenage girl was struck by a car on a road crossing in Witham. The girl was allegedly hit by the vehicle in broad daylight in Spinks Lane at around 8.15am on Friday (September 27).

The vehicle, described as 'dark', did not stop and left the scene. The victim suffered bruising to her leg. She was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing at the time of the accident.

Police want to speak to anyone who might have witnessed the incident. They also want to see any CCTV or dash cam footage that might have caught the incident.

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An Essex Police spokesperson said: "If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us. You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.

"It can be found at the bottom right of our homepage at www.essex.police.uk. Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively, you can call us on 101. In an emergency always call 999.

"If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity on Twitter at @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111. Please quote incident 1202 of 27 September when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible."