Police renew appeal to locate a driver following a fail-to-stop collision in Thetford

Police are renewing their appeal to locate a driver following a fail-to-stop collision in Thetford.

The incident that happened on the A134 Brandon Road at around 6.50pm on Monday (5 August) when a white Skoda Fabia was involved in a collision with a pedestrian and failed to stop at the scene.

The road was closed while emergency services attended including ambulance. The pedestrian, a young child, was taken to West Suffolk Hospital and later transferred to Addenbrookes, where they remain in a serious but stable condition. The road was reopened at around 7.40pm.

A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested yesterday (7 August 2024) on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. He was taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning and has since been released. No further action will be taken against him and he has been eliminated from all enquiries. 

Roads and Armed Policing Sgt Peter Howlett said: “We are still working though a number of enquiries to locate the outstanding driver.

“It is important that anyone with any information, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, gets in touch.”

Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch via the following channels quoting reference NC-05082024-434:

Website: https://www.norfolk.police.uk/tell-us

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 101

Crimestoppers: Contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org