An 11-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was hit by a Mercedes in Birkenhead.
The emergency services were called out to Borough Road in Birkenhead at around 3.20pm yesterday afternoon following reports of a crash.
The boy was airlifted to hospital with a head injury and remains in a critical condition, police said.
The driver, a man in his 50s, stopped at the scene and helped police with their enquiries.
The accident happened opposite Birkenhead Central Library.
Police were seen examining a Mercedes at the scene after the crash.
A witness said: "The air ambulance landed on the car park. It was a child got knocked off a bike by a car."
Another said: "A young boy been knocked off his pedal bike seems to be in a bad way. The helicopter landed right outside my home."
Multiple witnesses also described a bicycle ridden by a child being hit by a car.
Anyone that witnessed the incident or has any information that could help us with our continued investigations is asked to DM @MerPolCC or call 101 quoting 19100477552.
