A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a hit-and-run in Stoke-on-Trent.

Police and paramedics were called out to George Avenue in Meir at 9:30pm on Friday (22 August) to reports that a fight had broken out in the street between a group of people.

A car hit a male pedestrian while the disturbance continued and he was taken to the Royal Stoke for treatment after sustaining injuries which are "not thought to be life-threatening".

Now a 28-year-old man, from the city, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after officers also recovered the car involved.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: "We were called at 9.30pm on Friday (22 August), to reports of a fight involving a group of people on George Avenue in Meir.

"During the disturbance a car came into collision with a male pedestrian. The vehicle left the scene and was later recovered at an address in Stoke-on-Trent.

"A 28-year-old man, from the Stoke-on-Trent area, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

"He has been released on conditional bail while our enquiries continue.

"If you saw what happened, or have relevant dashcam, doorbell or CCTV footage, please contact us on 101 or use Live Chat on our website, quoting incident number 809 of 22 August."