Updated 9:10pm, Thursday: A 29-year-old woman is in a critical but stable condition after being struck by a motorcycle on Hobart’s eastern shore on Thursday afternoon.
Police are now searching for the rider, who fled the scene.
The woman was attempting to cross Marston Street in Clarendon Vale about 3:40pm when she was hit by a motorcycle “travelling at speed”, according to police.
The force of the collision sent her airborne and she landed “several metres away”, sustaining serious leg and possible internal injuries, police said.
Police initially described the injuries as non-life-threatening but later upgraded the severity of the incident.
“Initial investigations indicate the rider came off the motorcycle but was able to regroup and rode away from the scene,” police said.
The woman was taken by ambulance to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where she remains under care.
The section of Marston Street was closed for about three hours while crash investigators examined the scene.
Police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam or CCTV footage to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
Earlier: Police are searching for a motorcycle rider who allegedly struck a pedestrian on Hobart’s eastern shore before leaving the scene.
The female pedestrian was hit on Marston Street in Clarendon Vale around 3:40pm on Thursday.
“The rider of the bike reportedly left the scene shortly after the crash,” police said.
Marston Street is closed between Gasnier Street and Rockingham Drive as investigations continue.
