UPDATE: Police appeal for witnesses after teenage cyclist is seriously injured in crash

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage cyclist was seriously injured after being in collision with a car in Hastings.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Mar 2017, 14:58 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 19:09 BST

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Police attend an incident on Lower Park Road on March 28. Photo by Ion Castro. SUS-170328-142545001Police attend an incident on Lower Park Road on March 28. Photo by Ion Castro. SUS-170328-142545001
Police attend an incident on Lower Park Road on March 28. Photo by Ion Castro. SUS-170328-142545001

The 14-year-old boy from Hastings was cycling his BMX in Braybrook Road with the junction of Lower Park Road on Monday (March 27) at 9.10pm when he was in a collision with a Vauxhall Corsa driven by a 22-year-old woman from Hastings.

The cyclist suffered a serious head injury and was flown by air ambulance to the Southampton General Hospital where he is in a serious condition. The driver was uninjured.

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Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to email [email protected] or ring 101 quoting Operation Jaywick.

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