A north London woman has been left with a broken leg after a mobility scooter ploughed into her before leaving her bleeding in the street.

Edmonton resident Catherin Jones was walking home along Silver Street from the train station after work on Thursday, when she was suddenly struck from behind by the small, maroon-coloured mobility vehicle.

The force of the impact pinned her right leg against the wall of Pymmes Park.

Ms Jones says she remained there for up to a minute while the female driver apologised, although failed to reverse and release her trapped leg.

And Ms Jones claims that when she was eventually freed, the driver blamed her for the incident and then fled the scene in the battery-powered buggy.

The hit and run fractured her leg in two places, and Ms Jones now faces up to eight weeks off work while the wound heals.

She said: "I am upset and frustrated and in a lot of pain.

"It seems anyone can get one of these scooters and cause untold damage with no recourse for the victims. That woman was not in full control."

Ms Jones was disappointed to learn from police that the incident could only be recorded as careless driving, not reckless driving.

A spokesman for Disability Action Enfield said: "This is the first time for as long as these scooters have been around that I have heard of an incident like this."

He stated that the vehicles are not subject to any form of regulation provided that they cannot exceed 4mph.

This low speed means they can be ridden on pavements and that anybody can own one, even if they do not have any driving experience.