Muslim boy and man run over in hit-and-run outside mosque in Leicester, prompting police appeal

Pair rushed to hospital after early morning incident as officers search for vehicle involved

A man and a teenage boy were injured in a suspected hit-and-run after leaving prayers at a mosque in Leicester.

The pedestrian, in his 40s, and the teenager were hit by a car in Humberstone Road, near the junction with Spinney Hill Road, at 1am on Thursday.

The man was initially said to be fighting for his life but is now in a stable condition in hospital.

The youth suffered a minor injury, and was also taken to hospital for treatment.

The Masjid At-Taqwa mosque said one of the casualties was a worshipper who was struck after Taraweeh – evening prayers made during the month of Ramadan.

Leicestershire Police said early inquiries led officers to believe that the vehicle did not deliberately drive at the pedestrians and it is not being treated as terror-related.

The force added that officers were trying to find the vehicle involved in the crash.

In a statement on Facebook, the mosque said: “Last night after Taraweeh, one of the brothers who prayed with us was the victim of a hit and run just outside the masjid.

“He is fighting for his life, and we implore any one reading this post to ask Allah the Lord of The Worlds to grant him a full and speedy recovery, and to grant his family plentiful patience to get through this very difficult time.”

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “We can confirm we are not treating this is as terrorist related and we would ask that people do not speculate while the incident remains under investigation.

“Officers would like to appeal to anyone who may witnessed the collision or have any information surrounding the incident to get in touch.

“Alternatively anyone who has any dashcam or CCTV footage of the incident is asked to contact police.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 19 of 30 May.