Man, 18, arrested after girl, 2, hit with e-bike and airlifted to hospital with serious injuries

NewsUK News AN 18-year-old man has been arrested after a toddler was seriously injured after being hit by an e-bike. The two-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital from the scene at Clacton, Essex, at around 9pm on Thursday. Cops scrambled to the incident but the rider failed to stop and officers launched an investigation to trace him. A man from Clacton has now been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and released on bail. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Police confirmed that the tot sustained seriously injuries and remains in hospital. Several witnesses were stopped at the scene and now cops are pursuing several lines of enquiry and appealing for information from the public. A spokesperon for Essex Police said: “Our officers have arrested a teenager in connection with a serious collision in Clacton. “We were called to reports of a collision involving an electric bike and a two-year-old pedestrian in Pathfields Road at about 9pm. “The child sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital by air ambulance where she remains. “The rider failed to stop at the scene and our officers quickly launched an investigation to locate them. Most read in The Sun “Now, an 18-year-old man from Clacton has been arrested in suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has been bailed until 10 November while our enquiries continue.” They added: “You can still contact us if you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident and have not already spoken to our officers. “Please quote 1436 of 13 August. “You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. “If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.”