'Left to die': Teen cyclist, 13, fighting for her life after hit and run
A 13-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being knocked off her bike in a hit and run incident in Melbourne.
This incident happened on Sunday evening around 8pm at a Bell Street intersection in Coburg, where she suffered critical head injuries.
This girl was taken to the Royal Children's Hospital overnight where she remains fighting for her life.
Detective Inspector Stuart McGregor told the ABC the girl is in a critical condition.
"She's been hit and left to die on the side of the road," he said.
Witnesses say the driver, in a dark-coloured BMW, stopped briefly at the scene before fleeing.
Emergency services quickly arrived on the scene but the driver had gone.
Major collision squad and detectives spent much of the night piecing together the crime scene while the girl's crumpled bike lay on the footpath for some time.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have some information on this car. They believe it would have significant damage to the front left-hand panel and windscreen.
