12-year-old seriously injured after being hit by motorbike on Popes Lane

Junction of Knights Avenue and Popes Lane. Picture: Google Street View

The family of a boy who was the subject of an earlier police appeal has been traced. He had been seriously injured after being hit by a motorbike in South Ealing this Saturday afternoon (18 March). Police described identifying the boy as of ‘paramount importance’.

The 12-year-old boy was alone at the time of the incident was taken to hospital with a head and leg injuries following a collision with a motorcyclist on Popes Lane near the junction with Knights Avenue at some time shortly before 12.19pm.

He remains in a stable condition and is now able to speak with hospital staff.

At this early stage it is believed that the boy got off a Route E3 bus and moments later the collision occurred. The motorcyclist stopped at the scene and was not arrested.

Anyone witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Alperton Traffic Garage on 020 8991 9555, 101 or via Twitter @MetCC.

March 20, 2017