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Hit-and-Run Lorry Driver Flees After Striking Woman and Two Children

Police have sealed off a Tunstall junction to investigate the collision, urging witnesses to help identify the driver

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Overview

  • The collision occurred at approximately 12:10 pm on June 13 at the junction of Forster Street and Tower Square in Tunstall.
  • A lorry struck a woman and her two young children before the driver fled the scene on foot.
  • One baby was knocked out of his pram and taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital with injuries that are believed to be minor.
  • Staffordshire Police and paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service cordoned off the area to carry out enquiries.
  • Authorities have launched a hit-and-run investigation and are asking anyone with information to call 101 or Crimestoppers.