Cyclist left in hospitalafter beingknocked down in Londonderry hit-and-run

Police are appealing for information following the hit and run road traffic accident that occurred on the Racecourse Road in Londonderry on May 29.

At approximately 9am there was a two vehicle RTC involving a car and a bicycle.

The cyclist, a woman aged in her 40s, received injuries that required hospital treatment. The car involved was a blue people carrier. The driver did get out of the car at the time but then left a short time later. He is described as being aged in his 40s, bald, and he had children in the car at the time.

Constable Barry O’Neill said: “I would ask the driver of the car, or anyone who knows anything about this RTC, to contact police at Strand Road Police Station on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 490 of 29/05/16.”