Teenage hit-and-run suspect arrested in Ajman

Police take less than an hour to detain 18-year-old driver who fled after elderly man was struck by car

The incident happened on Corniche Street in the city. Pawan Singh / The National

Ajman Police arrested a teenager suspected of hitting an elderly man with his car and fleeing the scene.

Officers on Tuesday said the incident happened on Corniche Street in Ajman city.

They said the 18-year-old driver fled the scene of the incident, but police arrested him within an hour.

“Our operations room received a report about the accident in Al Nakheel Area Two,” said Maj Issa Al Shamsi of Ajman Police.

Police and an ambulance crew were sent to the scene, and the man was taken to Sheikh Khalifa Hospital for treatment.

“A witness who saw the accident wrote down the number plate of the car that ran over the man and gave it to police," Maj Al Shamsi said.

The case has been referred to Public Prosecution.

Maj Al Shamsi urged pedestrians to always cross roads at designated areas and told drivers they should not leave the scene of accidents.