Police are still hunting the driver
Police are still on the hunt for a hit-and-run driver who mowed down a pensioner in his 90s before fleeing the scene in Blackburn.
CCTV footage of the incident shows the pensioner clearly in sight of the motorist as he turns right onto Audley Range. The victim is then thrown over the bonnet of the car. The car then stops momentarily, as by-standers rush over to help, before the BMW can be seen driving off.The pensioner's son, who was in Preston New Road at the time, was called straightaway and he raced to the scene just as his dad was being treated by paramedics.
"When the incident happened I got several calls from individuals & shops around their to get to the scene of the accident ASAP as my dad was involved. At the time I was on Preston New Rd, I dashed there and was able to comfort him before he was put into the ambulance. In a statement issued after the incident, Lancashire Constabulary said: "We are appealing for anyone with information on the whereabouts of the driver to come forward. We also want to hear from any witnesses or anybody with dashcam, CCTV, mobile phone or doorbell footage which has captured the BMW before or after the collision."
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