A garden wall was left damaged after a car crashed into it before the driver and passenger fled.
Northumbria Police attended the scene on Hylton Castle Road in Sunderland on Sunday just after 7pm following reports that a car had collided with the wall. Officers found an abandoned car at the scene with the driver having seemingly run off.
The passenger in the vehicle also fled the scene. An investigation into the incident has now been launched by the force.
