Dalston accident: Man hands himself into police after ‘hit-and-run’ bike crash leaves pedestrian fighting for life

The scene of the crash, which happened during rush hour
Patrick Grafton-Green30 August 2018
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A man has handed himself into police after a suspected hit-and-run involving a cyclist and a pedestrian left a woman fighting for life.

The man, aged 30, contacted police late on Wednesday and was arrested at an address in Islington, north London, Scotland Yard said.

He was held on suspicion of causing bodily harm under Section 35 of the Offence Against Person Act, which covers incidents "injuring persons by furious driving".

He was also arrested on suspicion of failing to stop and failing to report a collision.

A female pedestrian, aged 56, remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident in Dalston, east London, on Tuesday evening.

She was attempting to the cross Kingsland High Street at about 5.10pm when she was struck by a cyclist.

Police said the male cyclist initially stopped after coming off his bike, but made off a few moments after.

Officers later found an "electric-assisted pedal cycle" abandoned less than a mile away in Approach Close, Stoke Newington.

Detective Constable Darren Case said it was a "shocking incident that has left a woman in a life-threatening condition in hospital".

Scotland Yard is still appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Contact the SCIU at Chadwell Heath on 020 8597 4874 or call 101 quoting CAD 5837/28 August.

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