A nine-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was knocked off his bike by a car.
Police were called by the North West Ambulance Service just before 5.50pm today ( Sunday) to a report that a child had been knocked off his bike on Lathum Close in Prescot. The driver of a Ford Fiesta involved in the accident drove the boy home.
The boy, who had sustained a head injury, was then taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where his condition is described as critical. The driver of the Fiesta is assisting police with enquiries into the incident.
