Shocking moment schoolboy, 7, on a scooter run down by car and left on the road in horrific hit-and-run

THIS is the shocking moment a seven-year-old boy on a scooter is run down by a car and left on the road in a horrific hit-and-run.

Dashcam footage captured the moment the boy was knocked down in Sneyd Green’s Granville Avenue, in Stoke-on-Trent, while he was crossing the road.

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Dashcam footage caught the moment the young boy was knocked to the ground[/caption]

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The car reportedly fled the scene after bowling the boy over[/caption]

The boy, who has not been named, was struck by a red vehicle turning right off Sneyd Street, but managed to avoid sustaining any serious injuries.

He was rushed to the Royal Stoke University Hospital for a medical assessment following the incident, Stoke Trent on Live reported.

Staffordshire Police have revealed that the car fled the scene following the collision, which happened on Thursday morning, shortly after 8am.

A police spokesman said: “A seven-year-old boy had been in collision with a red Fiat 500 at the junction with Granville Avenue, which had then driven off from the scene.

“The boy suffered very minor injuries and was transported to hospital by the ambulance crew.”

An ambulance service spokesman said: “We were called to reports of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian with a scooter.

“We sent one ambulance to the scene and treated a boy, who was the pedestrian, for minor injuries. He was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital for further treatment.”

Anyone with relevant information has been asked to call the police, quoting incident number 97 of March 25.