K-Dogg race attack: Crimewatch appeal to trace car driver in Bristol assault

K-Dogg was told by doctors that if he had not been as physically fit, he would have died at the scene

Police have launched a new appeal to help identify the driver of a car used in a racially motivated attack in Bristol more than a year ago.

A group of men drove into NHS worker K-Dogg leaving him with serious injuries, before getting out and racially abusing him on 22 July 2020.

Four arrests have previously been made on suspicion of attempted murder but no one has been charged.

BBC Crimewatch Live featured the appeal live on BBC One.

The 21-year-old musician had just finished a shift at Southmead Hospital in the city when a car was driven at him.

He had said goodbye to a friend and put his headphones on when a dark blue Honda Accord was driven into him on Monks Park Avenue, at about 16:30 BST.

He was thrown into the front garden of a house by the impact of the crash and said the occupants of the car shouted racist abuse at him before running off.

K was treated by his colleagues at the hospital for a broken leg, nose and cheekbone and also needed plastic surgery.

Police appealed for information about this blue Honda car

Avon and Somerset Police said it needs to identify the driver of the car and anyone else who was in the car at the time of the incident.

Dep Supt Mike Buck told Crimewatch Live: "I need the name of the driver. I need the name of the passenger. Think back to that day. If you know somebody who was acting suspiciously, please get in touch."

The attackers left the car at the scene

BBC Crimewatch Live is available on BBC iPlayer.