Electric bike rider left with serious injury after Jaguar driver runs over foot in Portsmouth street

A man was arrested for drug driving

The rider of an electric bike was left with a serious injury when a Jaguar driver ran over his foot in Cosham.

The collision took place on Wootton Street, at the junction with Wayte Street, between 11.15am and 11.25am on Friday 7 August and led to a man, 46, being arrested.

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Police said: “(The collision) involved a silver Jaguar XF and a rider of an electrically-assisted pedal cycle, who sustained a serious injury after the driver of the car tried to pass him and ran over his foot.

“The driver, a 46-year-old man from Portsmouth, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and has been released under investigation while further enquiries continue.

“As part of our ongoing investigation, we would like to speak to anyone who witnessed this incident, in particular anyone with relevant dash cam footage.”

If you have any information, please call 101 quoting reference 44260381458.

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