DETECTIVES have launched an investigation after a 45-year-old local man was seriously injured following a fail-to-stop collision at Westbrook, Warrington.
At around 5.45 pm on Tuesday, 25 November, police were called to reports of a collision on Westbrook Way near to Asda superstore.
Police attended the scene and found a pedestrian had been involved in a collision with a silver BMW.
The driver of the car failed to stop at the scene.
The pedestrian, a 45-year-old local man, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Aintree Hospital, where he remains at this time.
A 50-year-old man from Penketh has since been arrested in relation to the incident. He is currently being held in police custody on suspicion of failing to stop following a collision and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and anyone with any information or video footage which may aid the investigation is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101, or at www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us, quoting IML-2221519.
