***CCTV shows car drive off after hitting boy, 11*** Police are hunting a motorist who failed to stop after ploughing into an 11-year-old boy in Tameside. Shortly after 7.15pm on Tuesday 2 September 2014, an 11-year-old boy was hit by a car on Victoria Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, near the junction with Rudman Street. The driver of the car failed to stop and drove off from the scene without stopping or checking on the boy. The driver was in a turquoise Honda Civic, believed to have been manufactured between 1991 and 1996. The young boy was taken to hospital and remarkably only suffered minor injuries. Pc Adrian Spurrell, from the east Road Policing Unit, said: “The CCTV is crystal clear: the driver collided with a young boy then callously drove off, leaving him slumped in the road. “Remarkably he only missed one day of school after suffering minor injuries but clearly the injuries could have been far worse or even fatal. “To leave a young boy shocked and injured in the road, when you have no idea how seriously injured he may or may not be, shows a worrying level of apathy and regard for his welfare and I need the public’s help to identify the driver. “If you know the driver or have information about them or the car, please call us. “Perhaps someone you know has a similar car, came home in a state of shock or has been acting differently since the accident. If so I want to hear from you. “I would also invite the driver to come forward now and talk to us of their own volition.” Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 8473.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:13:20 +0000