A MAN arrested after an 18-year-old girl suffered serious injuries in a crash has been released under investigation.

Lucy Sturgess was airlifted to hospital after her motorcycle was involved in a crash with a car in Magnolia Drive, Greenstead, Colchester, at around 5pm last Sunday.

She suffered serious injuries to her foot and ankle and underwent surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge.

The driver of the car left the scene.

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Last Tuesday, a 20-year-old man, from Leighton Buzzard, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a collision, failing to report a collision and driving without a licence and without insurance.

He has since been released under investigation.

Anyone with information or footage about the crash should call 101, quoting incident number 840 of March 28.

A fundraising page, aimed at helping delivery driver Lucy on her long road to recovery, has already topped £1,000.

To donate, click here.