Police are appealing for information after a child was hit by two bicycles.

The boy, 6, was travelling on a scooter down the ramp outside Pets at Home in Century Retail Park, Watford, yesterday (May 14) at around 3.10pm, when two men on bikes approached the child and ended up crashing into him.

The child sustained an open fracture to his leg from the crash and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Sergeant Russell Jones, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit, said: “This was understandably a frightening incident for the child and my best wishes are with him as he recovers.

“We are still investigating the circumstances of the collision and I am appealing for anyone who saw what happened to get in touch. Did you see the events leading up to the collision?

“Any information you have, no matter how small it might seem, could be vital in helping us to understand the circumstances of the incident.

“I would also like to hear from anyone who caught what happened on dash cam footage.

“If you can help, please call the non-emergency number 101 or email me at russell.jones2@herts.pnn.police.uk quoting ISR 94 of 15 May.”

You can also report information online at herts.police.uk/report, through webchat at herts.police.uk/contact, or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.