Police hunt hit-and-run driver after Leeds fatality

Police are urgently trying to trace a hit-and-run driver who fled the scene of a fatal rod traffic collision in Leeds.
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Shortly before midnight last night (Monday) a 25-year-old man was hit by a blue Volkswagen Golf while crossing Stanningley Bypass, by the junction with Houghley Lane, near to the old Bramley fire station. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Golf, registration LC07NNX, which police believe is linked to the Bradford area, was travelling towards Pudsey at the time of the collision.

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The occupants of the Golf, who are described as two Asian males - one heavily built and the other slimmer - got out of the car to recover the number plate which had come off the car but then sped off when they saw witnesses stopping at the scene. They made no attempt to check on the victim’s condition or help him.

Detective Superintendent Nick Wallen, of West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: “We are urgently appealing for anyone who knows the whereabouts of that blue Volkswagen Golf or who knows who was in the vehicle at the time of this incident. The car will have significant damage to the front of it and a smashed windscreen.

“Clearly the people involved in this incident need to be traced at the earliest opportunity and I am appealing to anyone who knows who was involved to contact us immediately.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team via 101 or call the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.