Boy, 12, knocked off bike in Lothians by motorist who flees before police arrive

The child required hospital treatment for a serious arm injury.

A 12-year-old boy has been knocked off his bike by a motorist who failed to wait for police to arrive at the scene.

The incident happened at around 5.30pm on Friday on the A6124 Carberry to Whitecraig Road, in East Lothian.

Officers are investigating. Picture: JPIMedia

The youngster was cycling towards Whitecraig and is understood to have been knocked from his bike by a dark coloured Vauxhall car, possibly a Signum or Astra model, leaving him with a serious arm injury.

The driver initially stopped to check on the boy, but left the scene prior to police arrival.

Constable Paul Aitchison from Lothian and Scottish Borders Road Policing Unit said: "This young boy has fortunately not received any life-threatening injuries as a result of the incident, however we need to trace the driver of the car involved.

"We understand that the car approached him from behind, and then drove off in the direction of Whitecraig. I'd appeal to the driver of this car to contact us so that they can assist us with our investigation.

"Anyone who saw the incident at the time, or who may have dash cam footage of the roadway capturing the vehicle around the time of the incident, should review the footage and pass any relevant film to officers."

Those with information should contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2842 of August 28.

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