Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Richard Quested:
Timaru Police are investigating after a man was seriously injured this morning when he was hit by a car.
Around 4:40am a man was hit by a vehicle on Old North Road between Grants Road and Andrew Street.
The victim is in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Police are conducting a scene examination and Old North Road remains closed between Grants Road and Andrew Street.
The vehicle that hit the man, likely to have frontal damage, did not stop after the crash.
Police would like to speak to the driver of a grey vehicle in the area at the time, and would also like to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity of Old North Road at that time this morning.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Kevin McErlain on 021 1912 286.
Information can also be passed on to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Issued by Police Media Centre