10 year old boy taken to hospital after Bury St Edmunds hit and run

The driver failed to stop at the scene

Risbygate Street
Author: Sian RochePublished 4th Jan 2024

Police are looking for witnesses, after a ten year old boy was injured in a hit and run in Bury St Edmunds.

It happened at approximately 2:20pm on Saturday 30 December on Risbygate Street.

A car – which police believe to be black in colour - collided with a 10-year-old boy who was crossing the road using the pelican crossing near the traffic lights by Chalk Road North.

The driver, a woman, shouted at the boy but failed to stop at the scene.

She is described as white, with long, black hair.

The boy sustained a leg injury and was taken to hospital for treatment.

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