A RINGWOOD man has been arrested after a woman in her 30s was seriously injured in a hit-and-run at the weekend.

The casualty, who also lives in Ringwood, was crossing Ringwood Road in St Leonards shortly before 1.10am on Sunday when she was hit by a car.

She suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and was rushed to Poole Hospital.

The car reported to have been involved in the crash was described as a dark-coloured Volkswagen Golf and failed to stop at the scene.

A VW Golf was discovered a short distance from the scene and was seized by officers.

A 27-year-old Ringwood man has now been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a road accident. He has been released under investigation.

A 23-year-old Blandford man who was previously arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released without charge.

PC Mark Burton of Dorset Police said: “We are still keen to hear from any witnesses or anyone with any information who has not already spoken to police."

Anyone who was travelling in the area at the time and has a dashcam fitted to their car is asked to check the footage.

Anyone with information contact Dorset Police online at dorset.police.uk or call 101, quoting incident number 19:35.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org