A MAN who crashed his car in North Nibley and abandoned his vehicle by making a run for it is being hunted by Dursley Police.

A resident in The Street, North Nibley, heard a bang on Friday, April 10, at around 9pm and went outside to investigate. He saw a black Ford Ka embedded in a wall on the corner of the road and a man running away from the scene.

The driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle on a bend. He is described as in his 20s and, at the time, was wearing dark clothing and possibly a lanyard around his neck.

Anyone with information about the crash or the driver is asked to call 101, quoting incident 481 of April 10.