10-year-old boy seriously injured in central Reading
Boy was struck by minibus and Police are calling for witness information
A ten-year-old boy has suffered serious injuries after being struck by a minibus while crossing a road in Reading.
Police says it happened yesterday afternoon at 3.40 on the Kings Road opposite the Hope Bear Pub.
The boy suffered multiple injuries, including a broken leg and arm, a bruised lung and a facial injury.
Details
At just after 3.40pm yesterday (11/5), the child was crossing the A329 Kings Road opposite the Hope Bear public house when he was struck by a black Renault Master minibus travelling towards the town centre using the contraflow bus lane in the area of the pedestrian crossing.
The boy suffered multiple injuries, including a broken leg and arm, a bruised lung and a facial injury.
He was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where he remains at this time.
PC Brendan Austin, Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said:
“This was a serious collision which has resulted in a child suffering extensive injuries.
“I am appealing to anybody who witnessed the collision, or who was driving in the area at the time and may have dash-cam footage of the incident to please make contact with police.
“You can do so by calling the 24-hour non-emergency number 101, or making a report online, quoting reference number 43210202270.”