Police are appealing to witnesses to come forward after a hit and run incident which left a man injured in Safety Bay yesterday afternoon.
According to Peel traffic officers about 4.05pm yesterday a 61-year-old Rockingham man walked out of a driveway onto the Malibu Road footpath when he was hit by a person driving a scooter.
The driver of the scooter stopped briefly before riding off.
Meanwhile the man was taken to Royal Perth Hospital and will require surgery to a deep gash to his leg, said police.
Police have described the male scooter driver as being about 17 to 20 years of age, about 175 to 180cm tall with a slim build.
He was last seen wearing dark clothing and a bright coloured motorcross-style helmet.
Police believe he may have had a leg injury as he was carrying a pair of crutches on the scooter.
The scooter is believed to be a silver/grey colour.
Investigators are calling for any witnesses who may have seen the scooter prior to the crash
or the crash itself.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
