Teenager arrested after woman hit by vehicle
Northumbria PoliceA teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was hit by a vehicle and left with life-threatening injuries.
Two people were injured on Keelmans Terrace in Blyth, Northumberland, close to the junction with Beaumont Street, at about 01:25 BST on Friday, Northumbria Police said.
There had been reports a vehicle had been driven towards a group of women who were standing on the path, the force said.
Det Ch Insp Graeme Barr said it had "clearly been a very serious incident".
The force said the vehicle hit two women in their 30s and then left.
One of the women was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but the other was not seriously hurt, it said.
A boy aged 17 has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and released on police bail while inquiries continue.
Barr said: "This has clearly been a very serious incident which has resulted in two people being injured, with one left in a life-threatening condition."
He said officers believed those involved were known to each other and appealed for witnesses and anyone with doorbell, CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward.
The force is also asking for information about a small, dark-coloured sports utility vehicle believed to have been in the area between 01:00 and 01:30 on Friday.
"It is understood that the victims of the collision on Keelmans Terrace were involved in an earlier altercation on or near Stephen Street between 01:15 and 01:20 with the occupants of the same dark-coloured vehicle, although no-one was reported to have been injured," Barr said.
