14-year-old pedestrian suffers broken jaw in road collision near Reading
Police appeal for witnesses
A 14-year-old boy has suffered a broken jaw after a road collision near Reading.
The boy, who was a pedestrian, was in collision with car on the A4 Bath Road at Charvil on Monday afternoon.
At around 3.15pm on Monday (26/4) a Volkswagen Crafter was travelling on the A4 Bath Road, Charvil when it was involved in a collision with a pedestrian at the entrance to Newlands Farm.
The pedestrian, a 14-year-old boy, sustained a broken jaw and remains in hospital receiving treatment.
PC Ben Taylor, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said:
“I am appealing for any witnesses to this incident to please come forward.
“If you were travelling along this road at the time of the incident and have a dash-cam, I would ask that you check any footage in case it may have captured something that could assist with the investigation.
“Anyone with information can contact Thames Valley Police by calling 101 or making a report online, quoting reference 43210176962.
“Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”