Did you witness Torquay seafront crash?

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman and child were seriously injured following a road traffic collision in Torquay at the weekend.

The collision happened shortly before 1.20pm on Sunday 22 November 2015 near the junction of Torbay Road and Sea Way Lane.

A group of five pedestrians, two adults and three children, were walking along Torbay Road when a silver Daihatsu Sirion mounted the pavement and collided with a six-year-old girl and her 35-year-old mother.

The silver Daihatsu, heading in the Paignton direction, also collided with a Ford Focus that was parked on the road.

The woman suffered serious head and leg injuries, and is being treated at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. Her injuries are described as life-changing.

The six-year-old girl suffered serious leg injuries and is currently in a stable condition at Torbay Hospital. 

The driver the Daihatsu, a 53 year-old man from Brixham, was taken to Torbay Hospital with minor injuries.

The road was closed for seven and a half hours while a specialist forensic investigation of the scene took place.

Officers from the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses to this incident to contact them.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting reference 400 of 22 November.