Update – 10am – 19/11/13: A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the hit and run. He is currently in police custody where he will be interviewed about the incident.
Garages are being urged to be vigilant for someone who has asked for urgent repairs to be carried out to their car during the past 36 hours after a 19-year-old was killed in a hit and run in Bath.
It follows the incident in Bath on Saturday night when 19-year-old cyclist Jake Gilmore was seriously injured in a hit and run incident on Midland Road Bridge in Bath. More information on this story can be found here.
The driver left the scene, leaving Jake lying in the road with serious head injuries.
He was found by a passer-by at 9.30pm and was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath but died later.
Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the car involved in the incident, which is thought to have been damaged in the incident.
Officers are appealing to people running small garage businesses, car body repair workshops and home-based mechanics, who may have been approached to carry out work to a damaged car sometime since Saturday night.
DI Charlotte Tucker, who is leading the investigation said: “We would also like to appeal to friends and family of someone who may have been involved in a road traffic collision which damaged their car on Saturday night.
“They may know of someone who is acting suspiciously or withdrawn, especially if asked about the damage to their car.
“We would urge these people – or the driver – to contact us urgently.”
Police also want to hear from anyone who was in the Midland Road Bridge area around 9-9.30pm on Saturday night.
Anyone able to help is asked to contact Bath CID on the force number 101.
The above photo has been issued of Jake who worked and lived in Bath, which was released by his parents, who live in Somerset.