Young British couple seriously injured by hit-and-run driver as they waited for a bus in France

A HIT-AND-RUN driver left a young British couple critically injured in the French Alps after his car struck the pair while they waited for a bus.

Reports claim the Brits were left unconscious in the road last night in La Clusaz, Haute Savoie.

Cops have launched a manhunt for the driver after he fled the scene.

The man and woman, believed to be skiing tourists aged 30 and 25 , were taken to hospital in Annecy, where their conditions are described as "critical".

Commander Guy Lemenu of Annecy gendarmerie, told the : "It appears the motorist hit the pair at very high speed and drove off leaving them for dead.

";We can tell this as there is debris from the car up to 30 metres from the bus stop.

"They were clearly thrown high into the air and suffered multiple injuries and broken bones."

Local media reported that debris from the collision was strewn across the road, and that there were no witnesses to the incident.

The Telegraph also reported that the pair were discovered by a passing motorist who tried to give first aid.

A woman who works nearby in the Arvais Passion equestrian centre said that "many cars drive to fast" along the road.