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Police are investigating the serious accident that occurred Saturday on High St in Taita.
Police investigating a hit-and-run in Lower Hutt that left a woman with “horrible” injuries are searching for a gray Mitsubishi Diamante.
Police first received a report of the accident, which involved a car and a pedestrian, on High St in the suburb of Taita around 12:10 p.m. Saturday.
A woman was taken to Wellington Regional Hospital with serious injuries after the incident.
Immediate work was done to locate the vehicle involved, including checking closed-circuit television cameras in the area, police said Sunday.
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Police are looking for sightings of this gray Mitsubishi Diamante believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run in Taita, Lower Hutt.
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More CCTV footage will be obtained in the coming days, police said.
“We believe the vehicle may be missing the left front fog lamp frame and has a decent broken windshield,” said a spokesperson.
“Investigations into this incident are ongoing and we encourage the driver to report to the nearest police station.”
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A car like this is believed to have been involved in the hit-and-run.
A person who stopped to help said the woman was having seizures after the incident. The witness, who did not want to be identified, said he was with his granddaughter, who is a nurse practitioner, at the time. The couple did not see the accident happen.
“The head injury was horrible, [the] all side of [her] His face was swollen like a balloon, he had seizures, and he was unconscious for a long time. [There was] Lots of blood, ”he said.
“They told me she was in the crosswalk and the car was going about 60 km / h when it hit her and threw her into the air, and she landed a long way from the crossing.
A Givealittle page created for the victim said the woman was hit by a speeding driver while crossing at a crosswalk. “The car didn’t stop,” the page read.
“[The victim] has a long recovery ahead of him. Any funds donated on this page will help [the victim] in her long recovery, as well as helping her with whatever expenses she may have during her long journey to full health. “
A Wellington Free Ambulance spokesperson said it took the team 20 minutes to get to the scene.
The emergency service prioritizes incidents in which a patient has life-threatening injuries and dispatches teams from wherever the nearest ambulance is located.
It has 10 ambulance stations in the region, based in Thorndon.
The service received a call about the incident at 11:46 a.m. Saturday and was at the scene at 12:06 p.m., the spokesman said.
The woman was treated for serious injuries and taken to hospital.
Any member of the public who recognizes the vehicle or has information about the accident is urged to contact the police at 105, quoting file number P045322349.
