A three-year-old boy suffered a broken arm after being the victim of a hit-and-run-like e-bike collision as he and his mother crossed the road with a lollipop lady, yesterday afternoon (Monday, July 10).

Police said the toddler was hit by a teenager riding an e-bike in Thornaby, Stockton.

The teenager, who was wearing all black clothing, did not stop after the collision, instead fleeing the scene near Christ the King Roman Catholic Primary School in Thornaby, Stockton.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Tedder Avenue at 3.30 pm. While the boy's injuries were thought to be cuts and bruises when triaged by paramedics, he was later found to have a fracture whilst undergoing checkups in the hospital. 

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Since last night, police have been trying to trace the teenager and have appealed for information from the public. 

A spokesperson for the force said: "Police are again appealing for information or dashcam/doorbell/CCTV footage after a three-year-old child was injured in a collision in Thornaby yesterday afternoon.

"The child and his mother were using a crossing on Tedder Avenue near Christ the King School shortly before 3.30 pm when an unknown male on what was described as an electric bike collided with him and then made off from the scene, riding into the nearby estate.

"The male - who is believed to be a teenager - was in all-black clothing. The child sustained a broken arm and is receiving treatment in hospital.

"We- would appeal for anyone who was in the area before, during or after the incident and who saw the bike and its rider - or anyone else with information to help with ongoing enquiries - to contact Cleveland Police on 101, quoting ref 135619."

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A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 3.23 pm yesterday afternoon (Monday 10 July) to reports of a road traffic incident involving a young child on Tedder Avenue in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees.

"We dispatched one ambulance crew and requested the support of our colleagues at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) who attended by road.

"One patient was then taken to hospital by road for further treatment."