STREET TRAGEDY: Brother and sister injured in hit and run

THIS is the 10-year-old girl and her young brother who were fighting for survival last night after being left critically ill by a hit and run driver in Leeds as the children ran an errand.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Aug 2012, 07:00 BST

Sabam Saleem and her two-year-old brother Raham were struck both by a car only yards from their home as they helped their family prepare for their Eid celebrations.

The pair, who each sustained serious head injuries, were hit as they crossed Brudenell Road, in Hyde Park, after buying vegetables from a nearby shop with their cousin.

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Their devoted parents Tazeem Noor, 32, and father, information technology analyst, Mohamed Saleem, 37, have been maintaining a bedside vigil at Leeds General Infirmary where the children were being treated last night.

Surgeons have operated on both children since they were admitted.

The hit and run tragedy sparked a police manhunt for the driver who initially slowed down following the impact, then sped off without calling for help to assist the injured children on Saturday at 5.20pm.

West Yorkshire Police are sifting through hours of CCTV footage as part of the investigation to trace the driver involved.

Last night Det Supt Paul Taylor, of the homicide and major inquiry team which is conducting the investigation, said “We are very concerned about their condition.”