Police release image of man suspected of hit-and-run in Hackney

Detectives have released a picture of a man they want to trace after a pedestrian was left fighting for her life by a hit-and-run cyclist.

The woman, 56, was crossing Kingsland High Street in Dalston, east London, shortly after 5pm on Tuesday when the bike ploughed into her.

Scotland Yard said the cyclist, a man, initially stopped after falling off his bike, but quickly fled the scene.

Police, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance were called at 5.07pm and took the critically-injured woman to hospital.

She remains in a life-threatening condition, the force said.

The bicycle, a Specialized electric-assisted mountain bike, was later found abandoned in Approach Close in Stoke Newington, north-east London, but no arrests have been made.

Detective Constable Darren Case said:

"This is a shocking incident that has left a woman in a life-threatening condition in hospital, whereby the suspect in question fled the scene.

"We've now issued the image of a man we are seeking in connection with the incident, and I'm urging the public to take a look at it and get in contact with us if they recognise the man.

"Additionally, I would like to reiterate my original appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident, or the cyclist feeling the scene, to come forward and tell us what they know."

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit at Chadwell Heath on 020 8597 4874 or call 101 quoting CAD 5837/28 August.