A 16-YEAR-OLD boy suffered a fractured arm and wrist after the scooter he was riding hit the back of a car in Stockton this afternoon.

The rider, who has been detained in hospital, was on an Aprilla scooter following a Kia Rio along Redmarshall Road towards Carlton at 2.30pm.

Police said that the driver indicated and pulled to a stop by the side of the road. The scooter hit the rear off-side of the Kia.

Anyone with information should call PC Maxine Patton of the Road Policing Unit on 01642-301552.