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Dog walker injured after being trapped under car

Saul Evans A silver VW Passat poking through a hedge it has crashed through. Behind it are ambulances. In the foreground firefighters and a paramedicSaul Evans
Saul Evans A silver VW Passat poking through a hedge it has crashed through. In the foreground are firefightersSaul Evans
A woman was injured after she was hit by a car while she was walking her dog
She was removed from beneath the vehicle by firefighters

A woman was left trapped under a car after being hit while she was walking her dog.

The animal was also left injured in the crash, which happened on Rowan Way, Newport, at 06:35 GMT on Monday.

The woman is in a stable condition in hospital after being removed from beneath the vehicle by firefighters.

Gwent Police said the occupants of the vehicle, a silver Volkswagen Passat, fled the scene. The force is appealing for witnesses.