A young girl has suffered a broken leg and facial injuries in a collision with an electric scooter with a 37-year-old NSW man charged over the incident.
Police were called to a shopping centre in Cardiff in the Hunter region on Thursday morning, after reports a man riding a scooter along a footpath had lost control before crashing into the four-year-old girl.
Police allege the man then grabbed the scooter and left the scene.
Paramedics were called and treated the girl before she was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition where she underwent surgery.
Police released CCTV footage of the man and arrested him at Belmont Police Station overnight on Friday.
He was charged with riding an electric scooter on a footpath, as well as causing grievous bodily harm by a negligent act with a vehicle.
He was granted bail to face court later this month.
