A BMW driver crashed into a car and made off without stopping to see if the occupants were okay.

Police have launched a witness appeal following the crash, which happened near to the the Curry’s store on Whitebirk Drive, in Blackburn.

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The driver of the blue BMW Cabriolet is thought to have shunted into the rear of a blue Ford Mondeo estate before making off towards the M65.

Police have described the driver as a white man, who talked in a Blackburn accent.The incident happened at 4.45pm on Wednesday.

Sergeant Mick Young, of the Road Policing Unit, said: “Fortunately nobody was seriously injured in the collision, but the BMW driver wouldn’t have known this when he left.

“We are keen to trace the driver and I would urge anyone who saw the vehicle, which would have sustained front end damage, to get in touch.”

Call the police with information on 101 quoting log number 0994 of Wednesday, August 5.