UK: Non-White Abandons His Seriously Injured Children in Car Crash Wreckage and Flees the Scene

Daily Mail
March 28, 2014

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Two children, aged two and four, were left in the wreckage of a Vauxhall Zafira following a crash in Manningham, Bradford. Police investigating launched a hunt for Umbar Ali, believed to be the father of the children and driver of the Zafira, who allegedly fled the scene.

A father who allegedly abandoned his two children in the wreckage of a car crash after they were seriously injured, has been arrested by police.

Detectives believe Umbar Ali was driving a Vauxhall Zafira, which was involved in a collision with an Alfa Romeo in Bradford, West Yorkshire on Saturday night.

Two children, aged two and four, were discovered by police officers in the Zafira alone.

They were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Officers believe Ali, 39, from Bradford is the father of the youngsters.

The accident happened in Queen’s Road at the junction with Valley Road, Manningham, at around 9.30pm.

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A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said a 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

Ali is thought to have fled the scene, sparking a manhunt.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: ‘We can confirm a 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.’

He said the man has been detained on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

Officers had been concerned that Ali may have been injured in the accident and could require treatment in hospital.

Two people in the Alfa Romeo, aged 34 and 32, were freed from the vehicle by firefighters and taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries and a broken collar bone.

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