Child seriously injured 'in quad bike hit-and-run': Two teenagers arrested after youngster 'was ploughed into while riding scooter on pavement'

Two teenage boys person been arrested aft a kid was 'ploughed into' by a quad motorcycle successful a deed and tally crash.

Essex Police were called to Aydon Close successful Wickford conscionable aft 3pm connected Saturday March 22 pursuing reports of the collision.

The kid had been riding a propulsion benignant scooter connected the pavement astatine the clip and suffered a superior limb injury, which was thankfully non-life threatening.

Following an investigation, a 16-year-old and 15-year-old were arrested this greeting successful Essex, with the lawsuit inactive ongoing.

The teenagers were arrested connected suspicion of aggregate motoring offences including causing superior wounded by unsafe driving, failing to halt aft a roadworthy accident, failing to study an mishap and driving different than successful accordance with a licence.

At the time, witnesses said the quad motorcycle had concisely stopped earlier driving disconnected towards Wickford municipality centre, Basildon Echo reports.

They person since been released nether probe and constabulary enquiries continue.