Brit mum and daughter mowed down by white van mounting pavement in Tenerife as cops launch hunt for hit-and-run driver

POLICE in Tenerife are hunting a hit-and-run driver who mowed down a British mum and daughter. The incident happened at the weekend near a residential estate in San Miguel de Abona, south of the Spanish Isle. SolarpixThe hit-and-run happened out side a residential estate called Golf del Sur, Las Charifas[/caption] SolarpixPictured is Tenerife, a tourist hotspot and the biggest Canary Island[/caption] It has not been confirmed whether the British pair were holidaying in the tourist hotspot or live on the Canary Island. However, horrific details reveal a white van mounted the pavement and hit them from behind as they walked along the path in an area called Las Chafiras. The daughter was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries. She was taken to Our Lady of Candelaria University Hospital in the island capital, Santa Cruz. The mother suffered moderate rib trauma and was taken to another hospital called Hospiten Sur. Local reports said the driver who mowed them down stopped briefly but sped off after seeing his victims lying on the ground. Civil Guard officers are now working with local police to find the man responsible. A spokesman for a regional emergency response group said: “The emergency call we received said the two women were injured by a vehicle that mounted the pavement. “The incident happened in an avenue called Avenida Jose Miguel Galvan in San Miguel de Abona at around 8.30pm on Sunday. Most read in The Sun CHILLY TIMES Full list of postcodes due £25 cold weather payments direct to bank accounts IT'S SCOTT ON Alex Scott gets dressing down from BBC over orange World Cup coverage outfit LAKE TRAGEDY Hero boy, 10, 'ran into icy lake to save kids' before dying alongside 2 boys DEEP FREEZE Brits bunker down for -15C chill tonight after 'biblical' snow blanketed UK FASHION VICTIM Major clothing brand plunges into administration putting 180 stores at risk FAB THREE Strictly fix row as fuming fans claim judges are 'pushing' 3 celebs to the final “Police investigations are ongoing.” The Sun has reached Our Lady of Candelaria University Hospital for an update of the woman and await a response.