A student has been released on police bail after a teenager was left for dead in a hit and run incident.

The 17-year-old was found unconscious with serious injuries following a collision in Tilkey Road, Coggleshall, in the early hours of Saturday.

He was taken to Colchester Hospital in a critical condition, but was today described as "serious but stable".

An Essex Police spokeswoman said: "The incident was reported to police just after 12.30am. A 17-year-old victim was taken to Colchester Hospital with head injuries and was initially in a critical condition but he's now being described as serious but stable."

Police launched an investigation into how the victim came to be injured.

A local 18-year-old was later arrested and questioned on suspicion of GBH and fail to stop at the scene of a road crash.

He was released on bail until November 21 while police make further enquiries.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact PC John Weeks at Bocking Road Policing Unit on 01376 330722.

Published Tuesday September 28, 2004

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