Boys racers narrowly avoid hitting a mum and child before ploughing into a car and disappearing in Doncaster

These are the devastating photographs of the aftermath of a fail to stop incident in Doncaster yesterday, Friday, July 16.
By Stephanie Bateman
Published 17th Jul 2021, 14:25 BST
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Resident Paul Weir, whose Citroen was hit, is urging anyone with information to come forward.

He said: “If anyone knows the drivers of the silver BMW and black Mondeo that were racing on Warmsworth Road at 6.45pm, let me know who they are.

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"They almost knocked a mother and child over, before running into the back of us at 70mph+ as we had just passed the One Stop and opposite Fairway.

The boy racers must have been travelling at some speedThe boy racers must have been travelling at some speed
The boy racers must have been travelling at some speed
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"Then carried on and didn't stop. Scumbags. We spent three hours in A&E thanks to them, and are are lucky to be alive.

Paul made a call for futher trafflic calming safety measures or camera monitoring methods to be put in place on Balby Road and surrounding areas.

We have contacted South Yorkshire Police for information, anyone who knows anything should contact them on 101.

There was front and rear damageThere was front and rear damage
There was front and rear damage

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