A collision between a car and a pedestrian was reported to police after witnesses posted about the incident on social media.

Police received a report on Sunday (17 November) about the incident on Saturday evening (16 November) after the driver herself contacted them in response to seeing a post on a Facebook group.

The anonymous post alleged that the driver collided with the pedestrian, a male, on Layton Road, close to Blackpool Road, and left the scene without offering help. The incident happened at around 8.20pm.

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The woman’s own report when contacting police after seeing the Facebook post said that she stopped to offer help before leaving the scene. She said she has dashcam footage of the incident.

The man, in his 30s, also contacted police. He is understood to have taken himself to hospital with a foot injury.

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