12 year old injured in hit and run in Newcastle

Northumbria Police
Author: Micky Welch - @m1cvvPublished 10th Feb 2022

Police are appealing for information following a collision between a moped and a pedestrian in Newcastle on Wednesday, February 9

The incident is believed to have happened at around 3pm when a 12 year-old boy and a moped collided on Denton Road.

The rider of the moped continued downhill and was last seen turning onto a footpath near Scotswood Road.

Denton Road

The boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries but are not believed to be life threatening.

While we appreciate the image is not very clear, we do hope that it may help identify the person on the bike and they may be able to help with our enquiries.

The rider or anyone who was in the area at the time or has any dashcam footage of the incident, contact us via the Tell Us Something pages of the Northumbria Police website or contact 101 quoting reference NP-20220209-0587

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