A teenage boy was rushed to hospital after a car crashed into a fence at a primary school.
The boy, 16, was on a bicycle in Fleet Road, Belsize Park, when a car mounted the pavement and hit a fence outside Fleet Primary School on Saturday (May 11).
Police were called to the school at around 4pm to reports of the teenager being injured.
His condition is not life-threatening, the Metropolitan Police say.
According to the Met, "a number of occupants" of the vehicle left the scene before police arrived.
There have been no arrests at this time.
Fleet Road Hampstead closed due to hit and run.. car has crashed into the primary school 😢 A boy was mowed down by 2 youths.. The boy is currently in hospital.. the driver and passenger jogged away from the scene.. @NewJournal @HamandHigh @hampsteadtweets @HampsteadMums pic.twitter.com/70JR7P5XKo
— patricia cardona (@pcardona13) May 11, 2024
A picture shared on X shows a damaged car stuck on the pavement next to a collapsed fence at the school.
Fleet Road Primary School has said the school is open as normal despite the crash.
Anyone with information or dash or doorbell footage is asked to call police on 101 quoting reference 4869/11MAY24.
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