Pensioner injured in North hit-and-run

Police in Derry are seeking a driver who knocked down an elderly woman and drove off.

Police in Derry are seeking a driver who knocked down an elderly woman and drove off.

The pensioner in her 80s was walking along the Racecourse Road at 11.30am on Sunday when she was struck by a white car that failed to stop.

She suffered a broken leg and is being treated in hospital.

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