A 4-year-old boy suffered a serious leg injury when he was involved in a collision with a van in Lake yesterday evening (Thursday), Police have confirmed.
As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services descended on Manor Road, close to its junction with Newport Road, following reports of a collision involving a young boy and a black Renault Trafic van.
The street was subsequently cordoned off as investigations into the circumstances of the collision got underway.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has now confirmed that officers were called to the scene at 17:56 and located a 4-year-old boy, who had been hit by the van.
He was conveyed to St Mary’s Hospital by the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and is receiving treatment for a serious injury to his leg.
No arrests have been made and no offences identified.
