COPS are hunting for a motorbike rider after a five-year-old girl was left with “potentially life-changing injuries” in a hit-and-run.
The youngster was on a pavement outside her home in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, when the rider of an electric motorbike “collided with her” at around 7.50pm yesterday.
Avon And Somerset PoliceCops are looking to identify the rider of an electric motorcycle[/caption]
Avon And Somerset PoliceA 5-year-old girl was seriously injured in a collision and the suspect fled from the scene[/caption]
Avon And Somerset PolicePolice are also looking for anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage[/caption]
The rider, who was seen wearing a black balaclava, then fled from the scene with the schoolgirl left seriously injured, said cops.
She is currently being treated for her injuries in hospital with urgent CCTV enquiries being carried out.
Avon and Somerset Police have now urgently appealed to the public in a bid to identify the rider of the electric motorcycle.
He is described as a white male, around 17 to 18 years old, who was wearing black clothes, a hooded top, and a balaclava.
Police said the rider’s jacket had a distinctive motif printed or embroidered across the rear of the shoulders.
The electric motorcycle is described by cops as a distinctive Surron or Talaria style, electric blue in colour with black accents.
Avon and Somerset Police said that the front forks appear to be wrapped in white or reflective striping.
Cops are now seeking the identity of the rider and the location of the electric motorcycle after the shocking incident on Brompton Road.
Footage released by the force shows a male in a black balaclava and black coat riding a bike.
He appears to be driving down an alleyway in the area.
Police have urged anyone with information or footage to come forward immediately.
The force added in a statement: “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.”
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