Police often ask for someone involved in an incident to “come forward”—that is, to talk to the police. “Come forward” is meant literally in some “reversing car” jokes.
“A Paki has been run over by a reversing car. Police are appealing for the driver to come forward. #fb” was posted on Twitter by 饾摉饾摢饾摶饾攤 饾摍饾摳饾摫饾摲饾摷饾摻饾摳饾摲 on October 3, 2009. “RT @FunnyJoker: A mexican has been run over by a reversing car. Police are appealing for the driver to come forward” was posted on Twitter by Rj on October 3, 2009. “A man has been run over by a reversing car. Police are appealing for the driver to come forward” was posted on Twitter by Andy Webb on November 29, 2009. “A man has been seriously injured after being run over by a reversing car. Police are appealing for the driver to come forward” was printed in the Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) on October 13, 2022.
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@JohnstonGaryD
A Paki has been run over by a reversing car.
Police are appealing for the driver to come forward. #fb
9:17 AM 路 Oct 3, 2009
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Karan Arora
@KaranArora
A Paki has been run over by a reversing car. Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.
3:57 PM 路 Oct 3, 2009
Twitter
Rj
@RjGooner
RT @FunnyJoker: A mexican has been run over by a reversing car. Police are appealing for the driver to come forward. < lmao
4:12 PM 路 Oct 3, 2009
Twitter
Andy Webb
@webbyand
A man has been run over by a reversing car.
Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.
6:38 AM 路 Nov 29, 2009
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Sarah 馃挋
@Roocullen
RT @nessie111 A man was killed yesterday by a
reversing car. Police are asking
the driver to come forward
#lamejokes
11:06 AM 路 Nov 30, 2009
Twitter
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@MichaelParisi
A man was hit on my street last night by a reversing car. Police are urging the driver to come forward.
5:01 PM 路 Jan 5, 2010
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Uniteds RedArmy
@UnitedsRedArmy
A scouser has been run over by a reversing car.
Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.
5:27 AM 路 Jan 11, 2010
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@shan_daar
A woman has been run over by a reversing car. Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.
12:41 PM 路 Mar 21, 2010
Twitter
Muchiri Kariuki (Donald)
@donald_kariuki
RT @TheFunnyRacist: A Muslim man has been run over by a reversing car. Police are urging the driver to come forward.
3:44 PM 路 Nov 1, 2011
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
A Paki has been run over by a reversing car.
Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.
7:27 AM 路 Aug 13, 2015
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Shit Jokes
@ShitJokes
A local pensioner has been run over by a reversing car.
Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.
3:10 PM 路 Feb 22, 2018
13 October 2022, Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), pg. 20:
A man has been seriously injured after being run over by a reversing car. Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.
LaffGaff
Police Appeal
April 30, 2023 by laffgaff
A man was seriously injured today after being run over by a reversing car.
Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.