Driver hospitalised after alleged hit-and-run crash sees emergency services descend on busy Chesterfield route

At 11.32am on Sunday, 23 April, firefighters from Chesterfield and Clay Cross – along with Derbyshire Police – were called to a road traffic collision involving a Hyundai Tucson and Land Rover Freelander on Boythorpe Road.

Fire crews worked alongside the East Midlands Ambulance Service to release the driver of the Hyundai – who was taken to hospital by ambulance.

A Derbyshire Police spokesperson said: “The Land Rover is alleged to have not stopped at the scene of the collision and was located shortly after in Rufford Close.

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“Enquiries are ongoing to understand the circumstances of the collision and trace the driver of the vehicle.”