Appeal for witnesses following serious collision in Crewe

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a four-year-old child sustained life threatening injuries following a collision in Crewe.

Shortly after 1pm on Monday 1 February police attended reports of a collision on West Street, near to the junction of Ford Lane, involving a four-year-old boy and a bus.

The boy, who is from Crewe, sustained life threatening injuries as a result of the incident and he was airlifted to Aldey Hey Children’s Hospital; his condition is currently described as stable.

The driver of the bus was uninjured during the incident.

Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and officers are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or captured dashcam footage of the incident to come forward.

Information can be provided to Cheshire Police by calling 101 quoting IML 908132 or report it via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/ro/report

Alternatively, information can be passed on anonymously via Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or via https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously

Initial reports suggested that the child may have been in a pram - we can confirm this is not the case - the child was walking at the time of  the incident.