Motorcyclist's leg amputated after hit and run crash as police hunt driver who fled

A motorbike rider's left leg had to be amputated below the knee after an alleged hit-and-run in London.Emergency services were called to Gunnersbury Lane, in Acton, west London at 7.10pm on Sunday.The motorbike rider, 45, was found with serious injuries and taken to hospital.Police are appealing for further information about the crash as the car involved, a silver Mercedes Benz saloon, did not stop at the scene.

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