Teen remains in critical condition after hit by car in Walton
Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses after reports men in balaclavas, armed with machetes fled the scene
Merseyside Police are continuing to appeal for information following a serious road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a car in Walton on Thursday (1 February).
At around 10.30pm, it was reported that a 15-year-old boy was hit by a dark-coloured Volvo on Walton Vale, near the junction with Warbreck Avenue.
Following the collision, three males wearing dark clothes and balaclavas, armed with machetes, exited the car, and were joined by another male. They all fled the scene on foot, one down Cedar Drive and three down Grace Road.
It's understood they had been involved in an altercation with the 15-year-old prior to the crash.
Emergency services attended the scene and the boy was taken to hospital. He remains in a critical but stable condition.
Police are appealing for witnesses, CCTV and dash camera footage which may assist the investigation. Officers believe people were stood outside by The Cove Bar and The Raven Pub at the time of the incident, who may have witnessed what happened, and are urging them to get in touch.
Detective Inspector Mike Fletcher said: “Our enquiries are ongoing but we believe there was some sort of altercation involving the injured male and the four males in the car prior to the collision taking place.
“We are determined to find the four males who were in the car after they fled the area on foot.
“I also ask local businesses and homeowners with CCTV and doorbell to check their systems to see if it has captured footage of the dark-coloured Volvo driving past. Likewise we ask motorists who were in the area at that time to review their dashcam as any help we receive, no matter how small could assist our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact @MerPolCC on Twitter or ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ on Facebook quoting log number 1125 of 1st February.
You can also call 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.