Witness appeal following collision on Coleshill Road, Atherstone

Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision in Atherstone involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian.

Officers were called at around 5:15pm on Tuesday 25 June to a report of a collision on Coleshill Road near to the junction with Ambien Road.

The pedestrian, a 9-year-old child, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment and currently remains in hospital.

Detective Constable Sam Bates, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said “We are urging any witnesses who saw what happened and have yet to speak to the police to get in touch. A child pedestrian has sustained serious injuries and we want to establish exactly what has happened. If you can help, have dash cam footage or doorbell footage, please contact us”.

Anyone with information can go to www.warwickshire.police.uk/report or call 101 quoting Incident 308 of 25 June 2024.