Appeal for witnesses following serious injury collision – Reading

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious injury road traffic collision in Reading.

At just after 10.45pm on Wednesday (20/11), a dark estate vehicle was travelling in the direction of Reading on London Road, near to Cemetery Junction.

The vehicle was then involved in a collision with a male pedestrian, who sustained potentially life-changing injuries.

The pedestrian, aged in his thirties, has been taken to hospital with serious injuries, where he remains at this time.

A 31-year-old man from Reading has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and driving without insurance.

He has been released under investigation.

Investigating officer PC Ben Taylor of the Roads Policing Unit said: “I am appealing to anybody who witnessed this collision to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.

“If you have dash-cam or CCTV footage that may assist this investigation, you can submit this online via our dedicated portal for this investigation.

“To report information, you can contact us online via our website or by calling 101, quoting reference 43240562880.”

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