A MAN'S leg was crushed after a VW Golf was driven at him in a Swindon pub car park.

Police say they are urgently trying to trace the vehicle involved in the assault outside the Spotted Cow, Marlborough Road, shortly after 11pm on Friday.

The victim, a Swindon man in his late 40s, remains in hospital. He was seriously injured in the attack.

Det Sgt Adrian Bray, of Swindon CID, said: “This victim in this case has been seriously injured as a result of being driven at in the pub car park just after closing time. It is believed that the victim and the suspect were known to each other and that this is not a random occurrence.

“We would urge any members of the public who were in the vicinity of the Spotted Cow at around 11pm last night, who saw any of the incident or saw the vehicle involved prior to, or after the incident, to make contact with the police as soon as possible.”

The vehicle involved is thought to be a white VW Golf with a smashed rear windscreen. It did not stop at the scene.

Call Wiltshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.