A man was arrested after a boy was hit by a car on Wednesday night.
Emergency services attended East Lancashire Road, near to the Showcase cinema at Stonedale Retail Park, at around 7.20pm on Wednesday, December 7. They found a 13-year-old boy had been hit by a silver Vauxhall Astra estate.
He was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, where he remains in a critical condition. Merseyside police have now confirmed that a 34-year-old man, from West Derby, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
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He was taken to a police station and remains in custody. At the time of the crash, officers reported the driver of the car stopped at the scene and were assisting police with the investigation.
Detective Sergeant Amy Murray from our Matrix Roads Policing Unit said: "The family of the boy are being supported by officers as our enquiries continue. If you witnessed the incident or hold any CCTV, dashcam or other information, please come forward now.
"Anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have dashcam footage, is asked to contact the Roads Policing Team on 0151 777 5747, email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk, or DM @MerPolTraffic on Twitter quoting reference 22000902647."
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