A 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after a Jaguar mounted a pavement in Wigan.
E mergency services were called out to Old Road in Ashton in Makerfield at around 4.30pm yesterday afternoon.
Police said the boy was walking along the pavement when a Jaguar car crashed into him, before hitting a wall.
The driver and passenger in the Jaguar failed to stop at the scene.
The boy was rushed to hospital with serious injuries and his condition is now said to be critical.
A 15-year-old boy has been since arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He remains in custody for questioning.
Old Road was closed for around six hours while investigation work was carried out at the scene.
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Sergeant Darren Hancock of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Firstly, our thoughts are with the teen and his family as he remains in a critical condition in hospital.
"No parent should have to go through what they’re going through right now and we have specialist officers supporting them through this horrendous time.
“We are making an urgent appeal to any witnesses who were in the area in and around the time of the collision and saw anything that may be of use to us and our investigations team.
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"Do you have dash cam footage? Did you see anything prior to the collision? If so, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
“Whilst we have a teen in custody, we are very much keeping an open mind and would make a direct plea to anyone who may have been involved, or has the slightest bit of information, to do the moral thing and come forward.”
Anyone with information should contact GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741, quoting incident number 1965 of 08/07/20. Reports can also be made anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
