SA Police identify silver sedan wanted over fatal hit-and-run in Adelaide’s northeast last week

Images of a silver Subaru sedan involved in a fatal hit-and-run last week have been released by SA Police, with authorities urging the driver to come forward.

South Australia Police have identified a vehicle wanted in relation to a fatal hit and run in Adelaide’s northeastern suburbs last week, releasing new images of the car in a bid to identify the driver.

Images of a silver Subaru Liberty sedan have been released by police, in a search effort for the driver believed to be involved in a hit and run on northeast Rd, Hillcrest late on Tuesday night.

The incident claimed the life of Samia Malik, a 20-year-old, a beloved international student from Pakistan, who had been studying in Adelaide.

SA Police release image of silver Subaru Liberty sedan wanted in relation to fatal hit and run at Hillcrest on Tuesday May 6.

Footage of the young woman at the scene of a hit-and-run crash on North East Rd, Hillcrest. Picture: Supplied

Emergency services were called to the incident at 11pm to reports that a woman had been struck by a silver sedan, which police now say is a Subaru Liberty.

On arrival, a patrol came across Ms Malik lying on the road and performed CPR, however, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Major Crash Investigators spoke to witnesses who described seeing a silver sedan involved in the crash, but it allegedly did not stop at the scene.

SA Police release image of silver Subaru Liberty sedan wanted in relation to fatal hit and run at Hillcrest on Tuesday May 6.

The crash occurred on the northeast bound carriageway of North East Rd, near Forbes St, near the service station.

CCTV from the scene shows the victim with dark hair and wearing dark clothes walking into the middle of North East Rd at 10.56pm.

She knelt down between the Windsor Hotel and the Hillcrest OTR.

For about three minutes, the woman was seated in the road, standing for a brief moment before once again sitting back down mere seconds before she was hit.

A young woman died at the scene of a hit-and-run crash on North East Rd, Hillcrest. Picture: Sam Lowe

Some cars veered from the right lane to avoid the young woman.

At 11pm she was hit by a silver sedan who failed to break or stop.

Other drivers stopped to help, and police were on the scene shortly after and diverted traffic around the scene.

Police are urging the driver of the car to come forward and are appealing for any witnesses or other motorists with dashcam footage, including of the woman’s presence on the roadway before the fatal crash, to contact police.

Police are also appealing to any crash repairers who may have repaired or quoted damage to the front of a silver Subaru Liberty sedan since last Tuesday.

The woman’s death is the 29th life lost on South Australian roads so far this year.

Originally published as SA Police identify silver sedan wanted over fatal hit-and-run in Adelaide’s northeast last week