A FIVE-year-old girl suffered potentially life-changing injuries after she was hit by an electric motorcycle in Weston-super-Mare.
The girl was on the pavement outside her home on Brompton Road at around 7.50pm yesterday (July 24) when the rider reportedly crashed into her before leaving the scene.
The girl is currently being treated for her injuries in hospital and CCTV enquiries are being carried out.
The electric motorcycle is described as a blue and black Surron or Talaria-style and the rider is believed to be a white man, aged between 17 and 18, who was wearing black clothes, hooded top and a balaclava.
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The front forks appear to have been wrapped in white or reflective striping.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: “We are now seeking the identity of the rider and the location of the electric motorcycle.
Picture: Avon and Somerset Police
“We are also appealing to any potential witnesses to come forward, and anybody who may have CCTV, dashcam, mobile phone or doorbell footage of the incident, or of the moments leading up to it, to contact us on 101.”
Picture: Avon and Somerset Police
Anyone who can help is asked to contact 101 using reference 5225209500 or to complete an online appeal by clicking here.
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