Horror as pensioner, 81, killed in hit and run as police hunt for driver and vehicle | UK | News

An 81-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Fazakerley, Liverpool, where police were appealing for information.

Emergency services responded to the incident on Friday afternoon following reports that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian.

The victim, who lived locally, was reportedly on his way home from a shop when he was attacked.

He was taken to Aintree Hospital with serious injuries but died a short time later.

During the police investigation, the location of the vehicle and its driver have not yet been determined.

Longmoor Road was cordoned off while forensic examinations were carried out at the scene.

Inspector Siobhan Russell said: “I would appeal to anyone with any information to come forward. The 81-year-old victim had only just been out to the shops and now his family are trying to come to terms with his loss. Specialist officers are providing them with support at this tragic time.”

“At this stage of the investigation, the full circumstances of the incident are still being determined and I would like to take this opportunity to question the conscience of the driver of the vehicle and come forward.

“I would also like to appeal to anyone who has any information that could help us identify the driver.

“We also want to find the car that may have been damaged in a collision, parked or even abandoned.”

Anyone who witnessed the collision or recorded anything on CCTV or dashcam is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on (0151) 777 5747 or email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk quoting 0620 of 5 December.