Police enquiries to track down driver after cyclist injured in Ramsgate

Emergency services at the scene

Police are investigating a ‘hit and run’ incident in Ramsgate yesterday (November 15).

A  vehicle collided with a cyclist near Waitrose in Queen Street – at the junction with Elms Avenue –  at around 4pm.

When police and paramedics arrived at the scene, the motorist had left. The woman cyclist was taken to a local hospital.

A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police was called to a report of a collision between a car and a bicycle in Queen Street, Ramsgate shortly after 4pm on Wednesday 15 November.

“Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) and the cyclist was taken to a local hospital.

“The car involved was not at the scene when officers arrived and enquiries to locate the driver are ongoing.”

Secamb has also been contacted for further details.