Shared on behalf of our partners South Yorkshire Police:

Officers are appealing for information following a collision which took place just before 6pm on Saturday 18 September in Wesley Avenue, Aston.

It is reported that a 9-year-old boy was riding a pedal cycle when he was struck by a vehicle, a black or dark-coloured Seat Leon, which left the scene following the collision.

The boy was taken to hospital after suffering serious injuries, he remains there in a stable condition.

Enquiries are ongoing and officers have now released an image of a car (see police website) they are hoping to identify in connection to the incident as they believe its drivers may hold information that could help them in their enquiries.

If you have any information that might help our officers, please call 101 and quote incident 783 of 18 September 2021, or report on our website using our online reporting portal. Alternatively information can be given anonymously via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

For the latest on this investigation please visit: https://www.southyorks.police.uk/find-out/news-and-appeals/2021/september-2021/appeal-for-information-following-collision-in-aston/