Family of Blackbird Leys hit-and-run victim left bleeding on street makes appeal for witnesses

Tarak Alam, 18, was injured after a car went through a red light in Blackbird Leys Road and knocked him down.

The car continued for a short distance after the collision and then stopped, with both the driver and passenger seen getting out to look back at the scene only to get back in and drive away.

A family friend who witnessed the incident expressed his disbelief, adding: “They could have helped, but they just looked over like it was nothing.”

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Tarak, a City of Oxford College student, was using the pelican crossing between Sandy Lane West and Balfour Road, at about 4pm on Friday when the collision happened.

Police said last night the car had gone through a red light.

Yesterday his older brother Fakrul, 20, urged anyone with information to contact the police.

He said: “It is frustrating, not knowing who is responsible.

“You always hope that if it was your kid, the driver would stop to see if they were alright. If anyone knows anything that could help, they should come forward to the police.”

Last night police confirmed no arrests had been made and officers were still hunting for the car and its driver. Tarak, who lives in Sandy Lane with Fakrul, sister Mahera, 10, and parents Rahima Khanom, 42, and Bodral Alam, has been left with a broken hand, head injuries and pain in his right arm and leg.

He was discharged from the John Radcliffe Hospital on Saturday night.

Family friend Tahid Abdul, from Wingate Close, said he was waiting at the bus stop just up the road from the crossing when he saw the car hit Tarak.

Tarak Alam, right, with cousin Mahfuz Alom, left, and brother Fakrul

The 37-year-old, who called an ambulance, said: “The car was coming towards him, but you obviously expect it to stop because there’s a red light.

“But it sped up...and then everything happened in a few seconds.

“The car kept going for about 10 metres but then stopped.

"Two men, the driver and the passenger, got out of the car and looked back at Tarak but then just got back in and drove off.

“They could have helped, but they just looked over like it was nothing.”

The father-of-five added: “I have kids of my own, but now I’m worried about them walking to school.”

Tarak’s cousin, Mahfuz Alom, said he was on a bus nearby and ran to the scene after receiving a phone call about the incident.

The 18-year-old added: “Regardless of whose fault it is, with something like that you should have the humanity to stop and help.

“We want justice.”

Fakrul described his shock as he arrived at the scene to find his brother surrounded by emergency services staff and a crowd of bystanders.

He said: “I didn’t know how to feel, but now I keep thinking ‘what if something worse had happened?’ “He has speaking and learning difficulties and had just started at college.

"Our mum had already been nervous about him travelling there alone.

“He is home now but can’t even sleep because of the pain.”

Thames Valley Police said the car involved was “light coloured” and had been travelling towards Cowley.

Senior investigating officer, Sgt Sharon Scarffe, of the roads policing unit, said: “We believe it sustained some visible damage to the bonnet and windscreen, so I would appeal to anyone who has seen a light coloured car with similar damage after 4pm on Friday to contact police.”

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or the Crimestoppers charity hotline anonymously on 0800 555111.