The RCMP are looking for information after a young person was injured in a hit-and-run in Clarenville on Monday.

Police were called to the hospital in the town around 8:00 p.m. Monday night to meet with an injured young person and their guardian.

The young person was struck while on their dirt bike on the Random Island Causeway sometime between 7 p.m. and 7:30.

The driver of the suspect vehicle, a grey-coloured SUV which was possibly a Ford Escape, did not stop and sped away at a high rate of speed.

The young dirt bike rider suffered non-life-threatening injuries

Anyone with information, including dashcam footage, is asked to contact the RCMP at 709-466-3211.