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Paris-fled teenager arrested over Hull hit-and-run attempted murder

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The teenager was detained at Gare du Nord station by French police after he boarded a train to Paris following the incident

A 19-year-old man who was detained in Paris after a cyclist was injured in a hit-and-run in Hull has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

He was held at the city's Gare du Nord station by French authorities on Thursday after arriving by train.

A 43-year-old man was knocked down "by a car which drove off" near a retail park on Mount Pleasant at about 16:30 GMT on Wednesday, police had said.

He was being treated in hospital for serious chest injuries.