Police launch investigation after motorcyclist loses leg in hit and run

Police are attempting to find a Mercedes driver who was concerned within the collision in west London which resulted in a motorcyclist shedding his leg. The Mercedes driver deserted the automotive a couple of miles away when the motive force fled on foot by way of an alley between two homes to flee, the Met Police mentioned.

The incident occurred round 7.10pm on Sunday, and concerned a automotive and a motorbike on the junction of Gunnersbury Lane and Lillian Avenue in Acton, West London.

The motorbike rider, a 45-year-old man, was discovered on the scene with extreme accidents.

He was rushed to the hospital, the place his left leg needed to be amputated beneath the knee.

The automotive concerned within the collision, a silver Mercedes Benz saloon, didn’t cease however was positioned a brief distance away.

While the motive force fled on foot between two homes in Lillian Avenue, investigations are ongoing to find them and officers are interesting for data.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police’s Serious Collision Unit are main the investigation and are interesting to anybody who witnessed the incident or has any data to come back ahead.

Specifically, officers are curious about acquiring dash-cam footage from people who have been within the neighborhood across the time and date of the collision.

Witnesses or people with data are urged to contact the police by calling 101 or contact through Twitter @MetCC. Please quote CAD 5843/21MAY.

To give data anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or on-line at crimestoppers-uk.org.