Police are appealing for witnesses following after a pensioner was left in a critical condition following a hit-and-run collision in Northallerton last night.
It happened at around 8.15pm on the High Street and involved a car and a pedestrian.
The car, which is believed to be a small black hatchback, failed to stop and left the scene.
The 78-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “Did you see what happened? Or do you have any dash-cam footage which may have captured the collision or the events leading up to it?
“A short time later, our officers attended another collision on Scholla Lane involving a vehicle that had flipped into a field.
“Two occupants from the car were arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop in connection to the collision on the High Street.”
The pair remain in custody for questioning,
If you have any information, please email our Major Collision Investigation team at mcit@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 quoting reference number 12240044571.
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