Three arrests after girl injured in collision with off-road bike

We’ve arrested three people following an incident involving off-road motorbikes in Stoke-on-Trent recently.

Officers were called to Central Forest Park in Hanley at 7.15pm on Sunday 2 June following reports of a collision involving a young girl and an off-road motorbike.

The rider of the bike rode off after it happened.

Thankfully, the girl was not seriously injured.

Since then, we’ve been speaking to people who were in the area at the time to track down those involved.

Three boys have been arrested:

• A 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy, both from Stoke-on-Trent, on suspicion of failing to stop after a collision
• A 17-year-old boy, from Stoke-on-Trent, on suspicion of vehicle theft

All three have been questioned in custody and released under investigation while enquiries continue.

We’ve also been working closely with members of the local community and the girl’s school to support her and her family during the investigation.

Thanks to the generosity of local people, we helped to gift the young girl toys, books and activities.

Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch with us by calling 101, quoting incident 588 of 2 June, or by messaging using Live Chat on our website.

For guaranteed anonymity, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.