A CHILD is fighting for their life after a car swerved off a road and smashed into them today before a man and a woman fled on foot.
A BMW left the road in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol and collided with the youngster at around 1.51pm.
Cops said that the two occupants of the vehicle had subsequently left Long Cross, near its junction with Kings Weston Road.
Officers attended alongside the ambulance and fire service, the force added.
The tot was taken to hospital with injuries which are believed to be life-threatening.
Enquiries to identify the occupants of the car are ongoing.
They are described as a man and a woman both of whom are white.
The man had short dark hair and was wearing a grey puffer jacket, light-coloured trousers and white trainers.
The woman had blonde hair and was wearing a black puffer coat, blue jeans and light-coloured shoes.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: “If you witnessed the collision, have any dashcam or CCTV footage of it, or have any other information that could help our investigation, please call 101 and give the call handler the reference 5224303111.”
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