Girl, 10, injured after bike thrown from overpass

She suffered injuries to her head, face, arm and back

Author: Grace O'HarePublished 3rd Jun 2024

Kent Police are appealing for witnesses after a 10-year old girl walking with her father was injured after reportedly being hit by a bike.

The force say the child was struck by the object which was thrown from an overpass on Ethelbert Crescent, Margate.

The incident occurred at 7:35pm on Saturday 1st June.

She suffered injuries to her head, face, arm and back and had to receive treatment in hospital.

She has since been discharged.

Police say the bike was green and black and the person who chucked it down to Newgate Gap was unknown to them.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Kent Police said: "Officers would now like to hear from any witnesses including anyone who may have recorded somebody pushing or riding the bicycle in the Ethelbert Crescent area beforehand."

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