Dog killed in hit-and-run in Rotherham

The incident occurred on Wingfield Road when the dog was struck by a silver seat Ibiza before the driver fleeing the scene.

South Yorkshire Police said: “We did receive a call about a road traffic collision involving a dog on Wingfield Road at around 7pm on Tuesday night.

“A silver seat Ibiza left the scene. The dog did sadly die.”

In a Facebook post that is making its rounds on social media, an eyewitness said the dog owner – an older lady – was walking her dog when a man drove on to the path at 60mph.

“It broke my heart to watch the lady picking bits of her dog off the road into a bag,” the eyewitness said, adding that the driver did not stop but left half of the bumper behind.

The police urged those with information to call 101 quoting incident number 723 of 17 December.