Teenage cyclist suffers 'life-threatening' injuries after Princes Risborough crash
A teenage boy is in hospital with ‘life-threatening’ injuries after he was involved in a collision in Buckinghamshire.
Two bikes and a black BMW X1 were involved in a collision on the A4010, around 100m north of Little Kimble Railway Station at 11:05pm yesterday.
Thames Valley Police confirmed this afternoon that the driver of the black BMW did not stop at the scene. The police force says that three teenage boys were travelling on the bikes at the time of the crash.
One sustained life-threatening injuries and remains in hospital, the police force confirmed this afternoon. It added that another boy suffered minor injuries and the third was not injured.
In connection with the crash police officers arrested a 36-year-old man from Reading who is suspected of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop following a road traffic collision.
Thames Valley Police confirmed that the arrested man is currently in custody.
Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Oliver Cahill-Smith said: “We are carrying out a thorough investigation into the circumstances of this collision and would urge anyone who witnessed it, or who may have relevant footage, to please come forward.”
Thames Valley Police is also asking anyone with dash-cam footage or residents with CCTV or doorcam footage, to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to contact Thames Valley Police by calling 101 or submitting a report via the website, quoting reference number 43260407377.