Woman left with 'life changing' injuries after being hit by car in Peterborough

A pedestrian has been left with life-changing injuries after police said she was hit by a car in Peterborough.

The collision took place at 7.51am on Wednesday (17 December) at a set of traffic lights on Thorpe Road.

A 23-year-old man from Rutland, the driver of the grey Ford Ranger involved in the collision, was interviewed at the scene and is helping officers with their enquiries.

The pedestrian, a 51-year-old woman from Peterborough, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge where she remains in a serious but stable condition.

The incident happened on Thorpe Road on December 17placeholder image
The incident happened on Thorpe Road on December 17

Anyone who saw what happened or has dashcam footage of the collision, or the moments leading up to it, should report it through the force website or call police on 101 quoting incident 70 of 17 December.

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