A woman in her 30s pushing a pram sustained serious injuries when she was hit by a car in the Redhill Park area of Bournemouth on Tuesday 11 April.

The incident involving a Toyota RAV4 was reported to police at 9am and subsequently the woman was taken to hospital with a life-threatening head injury. The baby was taken to hospital as a precaution, but did not sustain any injuries.

It is alleged that the driver of the car, a 38-year-old man from the New Milton area did not stop at the scene. Following enquiries, he has been arrested on suspicion of driving offences.

A road closure was in place at the scene to allow emergency services to safely deal with the incident.

Police Sergeant Richard Stroud, of the road traffic unit, said: “We are investigating the circumstances of this collision and I am appealing to anyone who was travelling in the area at the time and either witnessed the collision or captured it on dashcam to please contact Dorset Police.

“I would like to thank motorists for their patience while the road closure was in place so we could carry out our investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 11:111. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.