Boy, 13, bailed over multiple hit-and-runs

A 13-year-old boy was arrested after the incidents in Boston, Maltby Le Marsh, Alford and Calceby

A 13-year-old boy arrested after three cyclists and an elderly pedestrian were allegedly hit by a vehicle in four separate incidents has been bailed.

Police said the incidents, which are believed to be linked, happened between 06:44 and 10:04 BST on Friday in Boston, Maltby Le Marsh, Alford and Calceby.

The teenager was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving whilst unfit through drugs, driving without a licence and insurance and aggravated vehicle taking.

Lincolnshire Police has asked anyone with footage or information about the incidents to contact them.

The force said it was first alerted to an incident at 06:44 on Priory Road, Boston, where a male cyclist was seriously injured after being knocked off his bike.

At 08:20, officers received a second report of another male cyclist having been knocked off his bike at Maltby Le Marsh, near Alford.

A third incident was reported on West Street, Alford, 20 minutes later where an elderly man had suffered minor injuries after being knocked over by a vehicle.

Lincolnshire Police said it received reports of a further incident at 10:04 involving a third cyclist who was hit by a vehicle on Bluestone Heath Road, Calceby.

The vehicle, which officers believe to be a black Range Rover, failed to stop in all of the incidents, police said.

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