Police are still searching for a car and driver involved in a hit-and-run that has left a Melbourne man fighting for life in hospital.
It is believed two men were standing on Westphalian Rise in Clyde North at around 1.30am, when the occupants of a dark-coloured hatchback or SUV allegedly hurled abuse at the pair as they drove past.
The car did an abrupt U-turn before driving straight towards the men.
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One of them was able to jump out of the way, but the other man, a 29-year-old, was hit by the car.
He was taken to Alfred Hospital with critical injuries.
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The car involved did not stop, and the people inside the car have not been found.
It is not clear if the two parties were known to each other.
A crime scene has been established, and police are urging anyone with information or footage of the incident to contact Crime Stoppers.
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