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Calls for information following Jingili hit and run

June 25, 2024 8:33 am in by

Police are appealing to the public for information following a hit and run in Jingili late last week.

Shortly before 3pm on Friday afternoon (June 21), authorities received reports a vehicle had hit a female pedestrian in a cemetery carpark, before fleeing the scene.

The victim was transported to the Royal Darwin Hospital for treatment.

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A short time later the car was spotted in Daly River, with a tire deflation device bringing the vehicle to a stop.

Authorities say they found a large quantity of alcohol and cannabis inside the vehicle.

The occupants managed to flee into nearby bushland.

Police believe the vehicle was heading to a remote community with the alcohol and drugs.

Anyone with information is being urged to contact police on 131 444 and quote job number P24166822.

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