Hounslow: Reward offered to find hit-and-run driver

A £5,000 reward is being offered to find the driver of a vehicle who injured a mother and narrowly missed her young daughter as they were crossing a west London street.

Rajdeep Kaur, 37, was thrown in the air by a silver BMW travelling on the wrong side of North Hyde Lane in Hounslow on 3 February, the Met Police said.

She was left with life-changing injuries. Her daughter was unhurt.

The BMW did not stop at the scene and the driver has not come forward.

The Met Police said the BMW X5 was travelling on the wrong side of the road to overtake another car.

Although it did not hit the pram Mrs Kaur was pushing, the pram remained in the road and could have been struck by further vehicles, the force added.

Mrs Kaur spent several months in hospital with leg and pelvis injuries.

She now has limited mobility and is unable to care independently for her daughter, who was 13 months old at the time of the hit-and-run.

Rajdeep Kaur is now unable to walk unaided

Witnesses to the incident took down the number-plates of the car, but these were found to be cloned.

Det Con Davina Nash, who has been leading the investigation, said: "We believe the driver of the BMW is local to the Hounslow area and so someone will know who he or she is."

The reward is being offered by Crimestoppers, a charity that is independent of the police.

Alexa Loukas, Crimestoppers' London regional manager, said it was appealing directly to people in Hounslow.

"You may have heard something about the vehicle or driver involved but for whatever reason you haven't yet shared what you know," she said.

"If you have any information about this tragedy you can speak up and tell our charity what you know."

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