Man remains on police bail following a South Shields seafront hit-and-run
A man remains on police bail after a four-year-old boy was seriously injured in a South Shields collision.
Northumbria Police have confirmed that a man remains on police bail following a hit-and-run collision in South Shields.
Emergency services were called to Sea Road at around 3.30pm on Saturday, June 27, after a four-year-old child and his mum were struck by a motorcycle as they crossed the road outside Ocean Beach Pleasure Park.
The boy suffered serious injuries in the collision, with his mum, who is aged in her 30s, suffering minor injuries.
Northumbria Police launched an immediate appeal for witnesses and in the days after they collision, officers revealed that they had arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Police also confirmed that they had recovered a motorcycle and helmet, which they believed to be linked to the hit-and-run incident.
On Wednesday, July 15, police have confirmed to the Shields Gazette that the arrested man remains on police bail pending further inquiries.