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Police Hunt Driver After CCTV Captures Hit-and-Run That Left Melbourne Father in Intensive Care

Publication of the video by major outlets pushes the case into wide view.

Overview

  • The CCTV video, published Sunday by The Age and the Brisbane Times, shows a car strike a man and drive off.
  • Police are still searching for the car and the driver linked to the collision.
  • The victim, identified in reports as a Melbourne father, is in intensive care with serious head injuries.
  • The two outlets carried near-identical reports, reflecting their shared publisher and shared footage.
  • The articles include no on-record police statements or vehicle description, which often follow later when investigators release appeals using CCTV in Victoria.