Boy, 8, suffers head injury in hit and run

An eight-year-old boy suffered a head injury when he was knocked off his bike by a car on a residential street.

He had been cycling along Blackberry Lane in Potterne, near Devizes in Wiltshire, at about 08:20 BST on 4 October when a car struck his bike. The driver left the scene without stopping.

The boy sustained several injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening and was checked over by ambulance staff.

Wiltshire Police said the car involved is believed to be navy or green, in a Volkswagen Polo or Golf shape, and the force has appealed for witnesses.

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