Police are searching for the driver involved in an alleged hit and run that has left a woman fighting for life in Melbourne.
Police were told a woman in her 40s was walking on Swan Street near the intersection of Scott Street in Melton in Melbourne's west when she was hit by a small white hatchback at about 12.30 this morning.
The car failed to stop and was last seen driving away from the scene heading east along Swan Street.
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Items of clothing and shards of broken glass were seen at the site of the accident.
The woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police are urging anyone who witnessed the collision or anyone with footage or further information to contact Crime Stoppers.
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