Hunt for hit-and-run driver who ran over six-year-old boy and fractured his skull before giving his distraught mother the FINGER and hurling abuse at her before speeding away
- Child seen on CCTV being knocked over by a car in Chadderton, Manchester
- Driver reportedly opened car window and gave middle finger before driving off
- Sumaiya suffered a fractured skull, although he is believed to make full recovery
Shocking video shows a six-year-old being hit by a car – before the driver allegedly drove off giving a middle-finger salute after swearing at the girl’s mother.
Sumaiya Ahmed’s family said the motorist opened her window and told the youngster’s mum Jukia to ‘f**k off’, before sticking her middle finger up and fleeing the scene.
Sumaiya suffered a fractured skull, although it is not believed there will be any long-term damage.
A car can be seen swerving slightly before it hits the youngster on Eustace Street
The dark grey vehicle – believed to be a Toyota – then reverses, mounts the pavement, turns right and drives away from Eustace Street as passers-by rush to help the child
The distressing CCTV footage – which has been edited so as not to show the moment of impact – shows Sumaiya being knocked down in Chadderton, Greater Manchester.
A car can be seen swerving slightly before it hits the youngster on Eustace Street.
The dark grey vehicle – believed to be a Toyota – then reverses, mounts the pavement, turns right and drives away from Eustace Street as passers-by rush to help the child.
Sumaiya was making her way home from school with her mum and siblings when she was hit at around 3pm on Tuesday. Greater Manchester Police were unable to confirm whether the driver later stopped – or whether the incident is being treated as a hit-and-run.
Jukia said she put up her hand as she crossed the road and expected the car to slow down.
Sumaiya’s auntie, Sultana Khatun, said: ‘She didn’t make it in time to slow down and she hit the child.
‘She then reversed and then drove off. She opened the window told the mum to ‘f***k off’, stuck her middle finger up at her and then drove off.
‘The girl has got a fracture in her skull on her forehead. She is still in hospital.
‘They have said she has no permanent injuries. She is talking and she is well. It could have been fatal.
‘Her mum isn’t good, she isn’t in a good way at all.’
A spokeswoman for GMP said: ‘Police were called at around 3.30pm on Tuesday, January 7, to reports of a collision on Eustace Street, Chadderton, involving a pedestrian.
‘A six-year-old child was taken to hospital. Enquiries are ongoing.’