She was stopped by police a few streets away
Police at the scene of a fail-to-stop RTC involving a car and a pedestrian on Fulford Road in Hartcliffe, Saturday, April 11, 2026(Image: Bristol Post submitted)
A woman has been arrested after a hit-and-run crash in South Bristol.
Police and paramedics were called to reports that a pedestrian had been hit by a car being driven down Fulford Road in Hartcliffe on Saturday (April 11), but the driver left the scene before police arrived.
The police said the pedestrian was taken to hospital, but thankfully her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The road was closed for several hours on Saturday afternoon as police investigated the circumstances around the incident.
Later, a car matching the description of the one involved in the incident was stopped a few streets away, on Whitland Road in Hartcliffe, and a woman driving it was arrested.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset police said: “Emergency services were called to a collision between a car and pedestrian at about 12.20pm on Saturday 11 April in Fulford Road in Bristol.
“The pedestrian was taken to hospital. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The car, described as a blue Mini Cooper, was not at the scene when officers arrived,” he added.
“A vehicle matching the description was stopped by officers in Whitland Road about an hour after the collision and a 37-year-old woman was arrested. She has been released on conditional bail while our enquiries continue.
“Witnesses, or anyone with relevant dashcam footage, is asked to contact us on 101 and quote reference number 5226098855,” he added.