Two-year-old taken to hospital after hit and run in Wigan
Emergency services were called to Petticoat Lane in Ince this lunchtime
Police are appealing for information to identify the driver of a motorbike which failed to stop at the scene of a collision on Petticoat Lane, Ince, Wigan this afternoon.
Emergency services were called at 12.16pm to a report of a collision involving a blue Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle and a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a two year old child, has been taken to hospital with serious injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.
Inspector Sam Davies, of GMPs Wigan Response Policing Team, said:
"A very young child has been seriously injured today and we are appealing for the public's help in order to trace the rider of the motorcycle and establish what exactly has happened in the moments leading up to the collision.
"We are interested in speaking to anyone who may know who the rider is or anyone that we have not already spoken to, who may have CCTV footage showing the incident".