RADIO presenter Phil Wood was involved in a hit-and-run accident that left a man in intensive care.

Mr Wood, who has a late-night show on BBC Radio Manchester, has now been asked to step down from the show pending an internal investigation after failing to tell bosses he had been convicted by a court over the accident.

The presenter was driving through Stretford in the early hours when the accident happened last October.

The injured man was left with head injuries, broken ribs, a broken leg and a broken arm.

After a spell in intensive care he spent two months in hospital and now walks with sticks. He also suffers dizzy spells. Witnesses told police Mr Wood's silver Mercedes did not stop.

Mr Wood, 57, who has worked in local radio for decades, later contacted the police saying he thought he may have been involved in an accident but had not stopped because he thought the person involved was trying to steal his car.

The injured man, 46, who does not want to be named, said he had been to a function at the Old Trafford cricket ground and was walking home along Talbot Road. In a victim statement submitted to Trafford magistrates he said he had been left for dead.

He told the M.E.N: "I am not a malicious man but I have not even had an apology. I can't believe he drove off. Like my wife said, you wouldn't even leave a dog in the road like that."

Mr Wood, from Sale, was originally charged with failing to stop after an accident and careless driving. The careless driving charge was withdrawn after he admitted failing to stop. He was fined £900, ordered to pay £70 costs and given 10 penalty points.

A BBC spokesman said: "The BBC was unaware of the incident. We have asked Mr Wood to step down from his show while we investigate further."

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