Boy, 3, left with serious injuries after e-scooter hit and run

A THREE-YEAR-OLD child has been seriously injured after being struck by an e-scooter in a pavement hit-and-run accident.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the boy was hurt in a collision in Feltham, west London.

He was walking along the pavement on the High Street with his grandmother at about 6pm on Apr 17 when he was struck from behind by a person riding an electric scooter. The rider fell from the scooter on impact, but remounted and rode away without stopping at the scene.

The boy was taken to hospital, where he was found to have two broken collarbones. He has since been discharged.

Police have asked for anyone who was in the area of the High Street and Manor Lane in Feltham at the time to contact them.

They have also asked anyone who knows the identity of the rider or may have dashcam footage of the incident to get in touch with the Metropolitan Police.

E-scooters are legal to buy in Britain but cannot be legally ridden on roads, pavements, cycle lanes or footpaths. They can only be ridden legally on private land with the permission of the landowner. Those caught could face a £300 fine and points on their driving licence if they have their scooter seized.

Despite this, thousands of e-scooters are ridden on roads and pavements across the country.

In July 2019, the television presenter Emily Hartridge died when she lost control of the e-scooter she was riding and was thrown into the path of a lorry.

Recent figures also showed that hundreds of crimes including robberies and assaults had been carried out by people riding e-scooters.