Witnesses wanted

Pedestrian hit on safety path: Driver fled

A 23-year-old man was reportedly hit by a car on a safety path on the B138 in Wels at 5.20 a.m., causing him to fall The driver is said to have stopped first, then removed the license plates and drove off.

At 5.20 a.m. on Friday, a 23-year-old man from Wels intended to cross the safety lane on the B138 in Wels, which is located immediately after the junction with Wiesenstraße, in an easterly direction. A few meters after the traffic island in the middle of the B138, a car reportedly hit him from the right, causing him to fall.

Driver stopped his car
After the collision, the driver of the car stopped a few meters away. The driver remained at the scene when the 23-year-old called the ambulance himself. However, the driver then changed his mind, removed the license plates from the vehicle and drove off in a northerly direction.
According to his own statements, the driver told the victim that he did not have a driver's license.

Description of the offender: 
About 20 to 30 years old, spoke broken German. He was driving a blue Audi, most likely an A4 or A8.

Witnesses wanted
According to the victim, there may also have been a witness to the traffic accident, but he left the scene of the accident without giving any details after/while he called the ambulance. The 23-year-old was injured to an indeterminate degree.