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Cheltenham e-scooter collision leaves child with head injury

Cheltenham e-scooter collision leaves child with head injury

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A five-year-old girl required hospital treatment for a head injury after being hit by a man riding an e-scooter "at speed" on a foot path.Gloucestershire Police said she had been walking along the Honeybourne Line, a former railway line in Cheltenham turned into a foot and cycle path, with two adults at about 12.30 BST on Monday when she was hit.The man was riding "at speed", the force added, and the the girl was knocked to the ground while the collision also caused the rider to fall off his scooter.After an "exchange of words" with the adults, the rider left the scene without leaving his details.
The force has issued a photo taken by a member of the public as the scooter ride headed in the direction of the train station, and is appealing to him to come forward.Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact police.
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