Continued appeal for information following fail to stop collision in Kirkby

We are today, Tuesday 31 December, appealing for a driver to do the right thing and come forward following a fail to stop collision in Kirkby which left a teenage boy with life-changing injuries.

At around 6.25pm on Sunday 22 December emergency services were called to Bracknell Avenue, near to Kirkby High School, to reports of a collision involving a grey Honda Civic and a 15-year-old boy, who was riding his pedal cycle. 

The boy suffered extensive and significant injuries and he remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The car, which displayed a 70 plate, failed to stop following the collision and is believed to have made off in the general direction of Bewley Drive and then towards Valley Road. Enquiries remain ongoing to locate the car and the driver involved.

Detective Sergeant Simon Duffy from our Matrix Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “This was a shocking incident which has left a teenage boy with injuries which will impact him for the rest of his life.

“It is incomprehensible to think that anyone could even consider driving away and leaving the boy with such catastrophic injuries.  We remain committed to tracking that person down and anyone who may have assisted following the collision.

“Our enquiries remain ongoing, and I would make an appeal directly to the driver of the car to consider the feelings of the boy and his family and come forward before we locate you.

"We are also asking for anyone who was in the Southdene and Westvale areas of Kirkby between 6.00pm and 7.15pm on Sunday 22 December and has dashcam to contact us so that we can review and assess their footage.

“The vehicle – a grey Honda Civic with a 70 plate – is likely to have significant damage to the front following the collision.  We believe the vehicle was in the Sefton and Kirkby areas for at least one week prior to the collision so we would again appeal for anyone who has seen a vehicle like that in the image, to contact us as a matter of urgency. 

"I would also ask the local community to consider the victim, his family and the risk posed by such a dangerous driver, and if you have any information at all regarding this incident, then please work with us to help identify those responsible for this crime. ”

If you have any information that can help, please contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on (0151) 777 5747, or email [email protected]. Alternatively, you can tell us anonymously via @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111, quoting reference 24001073245.