Teenage boy breaks leg after being knocked off bicycle

A boy was knocked off his bicycle and suffered a broken leg during an incident in Haverhill.

Police were called at approximately 4:55pm on Tuesday, February 2, to reports of the collision between a vehicle and the cyclist on Burton End.

The cyclist, a teenage boy, was reportedly knocked off his bicycle near Primrose Hill when the door of a parked van opened in front of him. A passing vehicle – believed to be grey in colour – has then collided with the boy and failed to stop.

The teenager sustained a broken leg and was treated for his injuries at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk Police on 101 quoting CAD 245 of 2 February.

Website – http://www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/existing-report-update </

Email – Joseph.Whitehead@suffolk.police.uk

Crimestoppers – Contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Phone – Call 101.