Police appeal launched after boy, 8, reportedly knocked over by off-road bike in Hartlepool
Police officers are appealing for information after an 8-year-old boy was reportedly knocked over by an off-road bike yesterday (April 24).
Masefield Road, in Hartlepool, was shut at its junction with Catcote Road after emergency services were alerted to the incident and the boy was taken to hospital.
A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: “An 8-year-old boy was injured in a collision with an off-road bike on Friday afternoon, 24 April.
“At around 3:40pm the boy was knocked over on Kipling Road in Hartlepool. He was taken to hospital for treatment to cuts and bruises and kept in overnight as a precautionary measure.
“The rider of the bike did not remain at the scene of the collision. He was riding a black motorbike and wearing a green helmet, a grey coat, black jogging bottoms and grey shoes.”
Anyone with information, particularly people with doorbell or dashcam footage, are urged to contact Cleveland Police by calling 101 and quoting reference SE26077055.