A YOUNG boy has suffered a broken leg after he was hit by a car on the A66 in Middlesbrough yesterday afternoon.

The collision happened at around 4.10pm on the A66 eastbound around 50 metres west of the North Ormesby slip road.

The six-year-old remains in a stable condition in hospital today.

A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: "The boy was taken to James Cook University Hospital after being in collision with a Peugeot 207. He suffered a fractured leg, facial injuries and cuts and grazing. He remains in hospital in a ‘stable’ condition today."

Officers believe that a number of vehicles stopped to help at the scene and those drivers who have not yet spoken to police are asked to make contact via 101.

Police are also appealing to any motorists who may have dash cam footage of the incident to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Jon Stokeld from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit on the non-emergency number 101, quoting event number 069296.