Woman ‘repeatedly punched in head before being pushed out of speeding van' as cops launch urgent hunt for driver
A WOMAN was repeatedly punched in the head and pushed out of a moving car by a man, police said.
Cops said is only by chance she was not seriously hurt or even killed.
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The victim was a passenger in a small grey van with a man driving when the ordeal unfolded.
Witnesses may have seen it moving "erratically and at high speeds".
The woman was left with serious cuts, burns and grazes to her head, face and body.
A passing motorist stopped to help her after she was shoved out of the van.
The man drove off from the scene following the shocking assault, which happened between 9pm and 9.45pm on Saturday in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Police said the woman and driver knew each other.
Cops are asking drivers to check dashcams and locals to check their CCTV to help with the investigation.
Detective Constable Tom Bale of Kent Police, who is investigating the assault, said: 'The victim was pushed from the vehicle at speed and it is only by chance she didn't suffer more serious or even fatal injuries.
'The suspect was driving a small grey van which may also have the appearance of a car. It approached Pembury Road from the direction of the High Street and Grove Hill Road and may have been seen moving erratically and at high speeds.
'The suspect currently remains at large and we are urging anyone who may have information and who has not yet spoken to the police to contact us straight away.
'We are also asking drivers to check for important footage they may have on dash cams, along with residents living on the route the vehicle took to check doorbell or CCTV cameras.'
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