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Police are appealing for public assistance following a suspected hit and run near Port Kembla overnight.
Just after 1am (Sunday 20 April 2014), emergency services were called to Northcliffe Drive, near the intersection of Lake Heights Road, at Lake Heights, after reports of a woman on the road.
Officers attached to Lake Illawarra Local Area Command arrived to find a 17-year-old girl lying on the roadway.
The girl was treated by NSW Ambulance Paramedics for head injuries, before being taken to Wollongong Hospital.
She remains in hospital in a critical condition with extensive head injuries.
Police spoke to a number of witnesses in the neighbourhood, who described hearing a loud noise shortly before discovering the girl on the roadway.
Specialist officers from the Crash Investigation Unit also attended and examined the scene.
Police are investigating the possibility that the girl was struck by a vehicle and the driver left the location.
Inquiries into the matter are continuing and police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident, and has not yet spoken to detectives, to come forward.
Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/.
https://www.facebook.com/nswpoliceforce
Just after 1am (Sunday 20 April 2014), emergency services were called to Northcliffe Drive, near the intersection of Lake Heights Road, at Lake Heights, after reports of a woman on the road.
Officers attached to Lake Illawarra Local Area Command arrived to find a 17-year-old girl lying on the roadway.
The girl was treated by NSW Ambulance Paramedics for head injuries, before being taken to Wollongong Hospital.
She remains in hospital in a critical condition with extensive head injuries.
Police spoke to a number of witnesses in the neighbourhood, who described hearing a loud noise shortly before discovering the girl on the roadway.
Specialist officers from the Crash Investigation Unit also attended and examined the scene.
Police are investigating the possibility that the girl was struck by a vehicle and the driver left the location.
Inquiries into the matter are continuing and police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident, and has not yet spoken to detectives, to come forward.
Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/.
https://www.facebook.com/nswpoliceforce