Police are appealing for information after five youths were injured when they were hit by a car in a suspected hit and run accident on the Isle of Wight.

The group from London, aged between 14 and 15, were walking along the B3399 middle road towards Freshwater at Shalcombe at approximately 1.00pm on Thursday, June 11th, 2009.

A silver Chrysler Neon driven by a 70-year-old man from Essex had slowed down and moved over to avoid the students when a black BMW, travelling in the same direction, overtook the Chrysler on the left and struck the group of five students, who all received injuries.

The BMW failed to stop, and was last seen in the Broad Lane area of Shalcombe on Thursday afternoon (June 11).

Three students were treated at the scene, and two were taken to hospital where their injuries were not thought to be serious.

It is believed the car that failed to stop is a metallic black 5 series BMW saloon registered between 1989 and 1992 (F to J prefix).

PC Clive Richardson of Hampshire Constabulary’s Isle of Wight Roads Policing Unit said:

“This collision could have had serious consequences so we are appealing to the BMW driver to come forward, and for anyone with knowledge of the owner of a metallic black BMW, which has recently received damage to contact us.”

Please phone the Shanklin Roads Policing Unit on 101 or 0845 045 45 45, or call the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.