Appeal for witnesses and driver of car after collision involving child cyclist in Cirencester

Officers are appealing for witnesses of a collision involving a car and a child cyclist in Cirencester last month. 

It was reported that a 12-year-old boy, who was cycling along Watermoor Way, had been hit by a white BMW 1 series and knocked off his bicycle near to Kwik-Fit.

The driver of the BMW, who is believed to have been a woman, initially stopped and asked the boy if he was ok. She then continued on her journey.

The collision happened at around 3.40pm on Thursday 21 September as the boy was cycling home from school.

A member of the public stopped to help the boy before he was taken to hospital for treatment for bruising, grazes and a hand injury.

Officers are now asking the driver of the BMW to make contact and give an account of what happened.

As well as this, they are asking anyone who witnessed the incident and has not yet spoken to officers or who has dashcam footage to come forward.

Information can be provided to police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 211 of 29 September: www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/