A Lanarkshire mum has launched a hunt to find the hit and run driver who smashed into her car, with the children inside, on an Ayrshire road.
Joanne Duncan, 34, suffered a panic attack just minutes after the horror collision with a 4x4 which smashed into her BMW near Ballantrae on Sunday. The mum of three was driving home from a family trip to Stranraer before the incident.
Her son Joshua, 3, and daughter Lucy, 6, were in the car alongside her nephew Tommy, 2. In the front was her sister-in-law Lynsey McNee, 34.
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She told Lanarkshire Live: “I just got out of the car and let out a roar. I was shaking it was so surreal.
“If the van hadn’t turned we would have been smashed right into it and sandwiched between the two. My car has cosmetic damage to the bumper, it doesn’t look a lot compared to the impact.
“I’ve got whiplash and a bruised elbow. My wee boy has a sore back.
“They are only minor injuries but it could’ve been so much worse.”
Joanne was driving along the A77 when she slowed down to allow a van to turn right. Just after it turned, the 4x4 - driven by a man, smashed into the back of her car.
After stopping the car, she got out to check on the kids. The driver then left at speed as she was doing so.
She drove into Ballantrae, stopped at a petrol station, and broke down in tears. The workers of the petrol station in the village called the police and checked their CCTV footage which showed the 4x4 speed by.
Joanne continued: “He left two women with a car full of children showing no remorse or guilt. He never had any intention to stop, he’s either got no insurance or he’s hiding something.
“I know that road really well as I go there to the caravan in Stranraer, I’m asking lorry drivers or anyone else to check their dash cam. The thing that hurts the most is to know he’s still out there posing a threat, we need to get him off the road.
The car was described as a Silver Kia Sorento with an Irish registration plate. Sightings have been reported in Stranraer, Colmonell and Knockdolian.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers received a report of a hit and run crash on the A77 south of Ballantrae around 5.15pm on Sunday, September 25 involving two cars, one of which failed to stop at the scene.
“No-one was injured and enquiries are ongoing to trace the car involved.”
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