A woman was taken to hospital after being knocked over by a hit-and-run driver in County Durham.

Police are appealing for information following a “one-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in Barnard Castle”.

A Durham Police spokesperson said: “The incident occurred on the B6277, The Sills Road, between Gill Lane and Ullathorne Rise at around 2.50pm on Wednesday (September 14).

Read more: Teesside Airport workers could strike next month in pay row

“The vehicle involved, which is believed to be a dark-coloured transit van, failed to stop.

“A woman in her 50s was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital with a hip injury.

“Officers are now keen to speak to any witnesses in the area at the time of the collision or anyone with dashcam footage.”

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call to 999 on Wednesday 14 September at 14:53 to reports of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian on the B6277 The Sills, Startforth in Barnard Castle. 

"We sent a rapid response paramedic and an emergency ambulance crew and took one female patient to Darlington Memorial hospital."

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC David Williamson on 101 or email: David.williamson@durham.police.uk quoting incident number 224 of September 14.

Read next:

If you want to read more great stories, why not subscribe to your Northern Echo for as little as £1.25 a week. Click here