Police hunting hit-and-run driver after pedestrian hurt
POLICE are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who left a pensioner seriously injured.
The 67-year-old was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a vehicle that has been described as a “lorry with a black trailer”, near Crymych, Pembrokeshire.
Pembrokeshire Roads Policing Unit are investigating the “serious” accident that happened on the A478 between Glandwr and Crymych on Friday afternoon between 2.40pm and 3pm. Police said the pedestrian was walking in the direction of Crymych, when he was struck by a vehicle.
A spokesman for Dyfed Powys Police said: “There was writing on the trailer with something like ‘company’, but unfortunately we have no further description or details. The man sustained serious leg injuries, and was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, where he remains receiving treatment.”
He added the vehicle that is alleged to have collided with the man left the scene of the incident and still has not been traced.
Anyone travelling on the stretch of A478 road between Glandwr and Crymych on Friday between 2.40pm and 3pm, or anyone with information that could help officers with their investigation, is asked to report it to Dyfed-powys Police.
Information can be reported by emailing 101@dyfed-powys.police. uk, or by calling 101.