Cops chase hit-and-run driver and alleged southside arsonist
Police are on the hunt for a driver who ran from the scene of a two-vehicle crash that injured a woman last week, and a person responsible for an unrelated series of deliberately lit fires in Cairns.
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Police are on the hunt for a driver who ran from the scene of a two-vehicle crash that injured a woman last week, and a person responsible for an unrelated series of deliberately lit fires in Cairns.
Edmonton Police are seeking public assistance in relation to a head-on two-vehicle crash that caused a woman to be rushed to hospital with a nasty leg injury.
Police allege the driver of a white Toyota HiLux dual cab utility fled the scene of a crash in Edmonton that left a Cairns woman in hospital.
About 3.15pm on Tuesday, November 12, a Mitsubishi 380 collided with a Toyota HiLux on Ravizza Dr in Edmonton.
The 24-year-old woman driving the Mitsubishi sustained a serious leg injury and was taken by ambulance to Cairns Hospital for medical treatment.
Police are appealing for public assistance, seeking CCTV vision or dash camera vision of the crash, to determine the manner of driving prior to the crash and to identify the man fleeing the scene.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink and quote this number: QP2401944136
In unrelated incidents, Edmonton Police are also investigating multiple fires that were deliberately lit on Hardy Road and Banagidirri Park in Mount Sheridan between 12.20am and 12.40am on Monday morning.
A children’s slide and tree were destroyed at a local park and bushes at two other locations on Hardy Road were also burnt, before both were extinguished by the Queensland Fire Department.
Police are appealing to local residents in the area, to check their CCTV and report any suspicious activity detected in the area.
Members of the public providing information have been asked to quote these job numbers: QP2401978134+ QP2401978162+ QP2401978232
Originally published as Cops chase hit-and-run driver and alleged southside arsonist
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