Boy, seven, is rushed to hospital in 'serious condition' after being hit by car on city centre road while riding scooter

Published: 21:11, 23 April 2026 | Updated: 21:12, 23 April 2026 A seven-year-old boy has been left in a 'serious condition' in hospital after being struck by a car on a city centre road. The crash between a silver Volkswagen Polo and the boy, who was riding a scooter, took place at around 4pm on Wednesday in, Hanley, Stoke. Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were scrambled to the scene and the child was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Police said on Thursday the boy remains in a serious but stable condition. The force has also issued an appeal for witnesses.   A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: 'We are appealing for information following a serious collision in Stoke-on-Trent involving a child. 'We were called at around 4pm on Wednesday (22 April) to Commercial Road, Hanley, following reports of a collision involving a silver Volkswagen Polo and a seven-year-old boy, who was riding a scooter. 'The child was taken to hospital for treatment, where he remains in a serious but stable condition. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were scrambled to the scene and the child was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital 'Officers spoke to a number of people at the scene at the time of the incident and carried out initial enquiries. 'We are now asking anyone who witnessed the collision or who has relevant CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage and has not yet spoken to a police officer to get in touch. 'The road was closed for a period while emergency services dealt with the incident and to allow officers to carry out enquiries. The road reopened at around 8.45pm. 'Anyone with information is asked to call us on 101, use Live Chat on our website, or email collision investigators at ciu@staffordshire.police.uk, quoting incident number 521 of 22 April.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.