MELBOURNE: Hit run in CBD
Melbourne Highway Patrol officers are appealing for public assistance after a pedestrian was struck by a car in Melbourne’s CBD.
Emergency services responded to reports of a blue Subaru Liberty colliding with a pedestrian, near the intersection of King and Batman Sts, in West Melbourne about 10pm on Friday May 30.
The pedestrian, a 30-year-old man who is a Chinese national, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
It is believed that the driver of the Subaru briefly applied the brakes before taking off from the scene, completely failing to stop and render assistance.
There were a number of vehicles in the vicinity of the collision and police are keen to speak with witnesses and those with dashcam footage, Police said.

