A WOMAN has been left with life-changing injuries after a suspected hit-and-run.

Police say the woman, a pedestrian aged in her early 20s, suffered serious "limb injuries" in the collision at 5.15pm at the junction of Petersfinger Road and Milford Mill Road, near the park and ride.

She was taken to Southampton Hospital for treatment. 

Officers are hunting the driver of a light coloured Mini, possibly with stripes on the bonnet.

They say it drove in the direction of the A36 Southampton Road after the incident.

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward by calling 101.