A child pedestrian has been seriously injured after being struck by an e-scooter carrying two riders in Springfield Central on Wednesday, April 5.
Detectives from Ipswich Child Protection and Investigation Unit appeal for the riders involved to come forward, with the incident taking place just after 6.30pm near a restaurant dining precinct of a major shopping complex on Main Street.
Initial information indicates the four-year-old male pedestrian was struck by the pair and was transported to hospital with serious head injuries.
The riders were thrown from the e-scooter and both fled the scene without assisting the boy, with one running alongside the other who rode the e-scooter toward the Lagoon and carpark area.
The riders are believed to be Caucasian teenage boys, one wearing a grey-hooded jumper with black pants and bum-bag across the chest, the other with a long dark sleeved shirt with white stripe detail on the sleeves, with grey shorts and a dark cap.
Detectives appeal for any witnesses to come forward, especially multiple bystanders who stopped to help the injured child.
Nearby businesses with CCTV or anyone else with information that may assist investigators are urged to make contact.
Anonymous reports can be made.
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