Man hands himself in after Cranbourne hit-run which left a person fighting for life

A 28-year-old man has handed himself in to police after hitting a van in Cranbourne, leaving a man fighting for life.

Police have been told the driver of a Ford sedan collided with a van as it was making a right turn on the corner of South Gippsland Highway and Claremont Avenue just before 1pm on Wednesday.

The van rolled and a man inside was seriously injured.

The driver of the Ford ran from the scene and got into a dark blue sedan which was nearby.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton told Neil Mitchell a man surrendered himself to police at about 8pm on Wednesday in relation to the hit-run.

He is in hospital under police guard.

Anyone with dashcam footage is urged to come forward to Crime Stoppers.

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