Police are appealing for information after a woman was seriously injured during a hit-and-run incident at Hamilton South.
Police say a white 4-wheel-drive was deliberately driven at two men on the footpath in Fowler Street at about 3.30pm on Wednesday, hitting one of them and leaving him with superficial cuts and abrasions.
However, Chief Inspector Gerard Lawson says the car also hit an innocent bystander.
"...but in the process collided with a 55-year-old woman. That woman's subsequently been taken away to John Hunter Hospital where she's receiving treatment for a serious leg fracture - treatment which will include surgery. The four-wheel-drive then left the area and police would seek assistance from anybody who might know the identity of the driver or the location of that vehicle", he said.
