An 11-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a car this morning.
The air ambulance was called to Merton Hall Road, near Wimbledon Chase at 8.13am and police and fire services attended to help free the boy, who was trapped under the vehicle.
A witness has described watching the boy, who was cycling at the time, get dragged down the street following the crash.
Emergency services at the scene this morning
Once freed the boy was taken to hospital as a priority with injuries to his face and shoulder.
He collided with a car on the mini roundabout at the top of Merton Hall Road.
Sections of Merton Hall Road, Dundonald Road and Toynbee Road were cordoned off by police this morning, and cars and pedestrians were prevented from passing too close to the scene.
The boy's bicycle and rucksack remained at the scene, and a shoe was visible under the car
The 36-year-old witness, from Worple Road, said the driver had to be flagged down by witnesses because he apparently did not realise that he had hit someone, and was dragging the boy down the road underneath his car.
The witness said: “He was dragged at least 10 metres. Everyone’s praying for the boy involved.
“There were other children there who knew him, because everyone was going to school
“I was near enough to the junction and heard the noise. It was like a thud and the wheels going over the bike, and then the scraping noise of the bike being dragged."
A statement from the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at 8:18ham to reports of a road traffic collision involving a cyclist and a car at Merton Hall Road.
“On arrival, LAS were treating an 11-year-old male cyclist for his injuries. He has been taken to a west London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
“The driver of the car stopped at the scene. No arrests have been made.
“Officers from the Serious Collision Investigating Unit are investigating.”
Did you see the incident? Call the newsdesk on 0208 722 6334 or email nhitchens@london.newsquest.co.uk
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