Police hunt for white vehicle after child seriously injured in Thetford fail to stop collision

A young child has been taken to hospital after being seriously injured in a collision where the driver failed to stop.

Police were called to the A134 Brandon Road, in Thetford, at around 6.50pm yesterday, when a white Skoda Fabia with a black roof was involved in a collision with the pedestrian and did not stop at the scene.

The road was closed for just under an hour while emergency services attended to the child.

They were taken to West Suffolk Hospital and later transferred to Addenbrooke’s, where they remain in a serious but stable condition.

At the time of the collision the Skoda Fabia was reported to be travelling towards the crossroads with the Chase pub, having come from the direction of the A11/Canterbury Way.

Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have seen this vehicle in the area at the time of the collision which was driving erratically or with visible damage.

Businesses and homes in the area of the A134 Bury Road and London Road, as well as those travelling with dashcams, are requested to check CCTV or ring doorbells in order to see if they can locate a vehicle with obvious damage.

Sgt Ben Hawkins from the Roads and Armed Policing team, said: “I would urge anyone who witnessed this collision or has information about the vehicle or driver involved to come forward.

“Unfortunately, we have limited information on the vehicle involved, other than it was a white Skoda Fabia. Our investigations are in the early stages but clearly any dash cam footage from drivers travelling in this area at the time could be crucial in finding out who was involved.

“People who fail to stop at collision scenes might do so out of panic or fear but we would like to take this opportunity to appeal directly to the driver involved to come forward and provide their account of what happened, so we can understand the full circumstances on the incident.”

Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 or email Nicholas.HARRIS@norfolk.police.uk, quoting the reference number: NC-05082024-434.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org