A 10-year-old boy suffered a severe injury to his nose when he was struck by an e-bike rider.

When Nadine Ralph first saw her 10-year-old son Carter, she thought he had been badly beaten. His nose was hanging off and he was covered in blood after being hit by an e-bike while playing outside their home in Loughborough, Leicestershire. Witnesses described the rider as "heartless" and "riding at speed" along the pavement before colliding with Carter and then simply riding off.

Nadine was alerted to the incident by her son's scream and found him lying on the street seemingly unconscious. She recalled, "At first, I thought he didn't have an eyeball, his eyelid was completely covering his one eye. His nose was hanging off." Carter's face was badly bruised and he also had a large bruise on his chest, indicating that he may have been hit by the bike's handlebars as the rider was thrown off.

The young boy has no memory of the crash and had to undergo two surgeries to repair his nose, mouth, and eyelid. Neighbors rushed to help Nadine get her son into the car so they could drive him to the hospital. Nadine immediately reported the incident to the police, believing it to be a hit-and-run. CCTV footage from a neighbor's camera showed the cyclist riding on the pavement and then quickly fleeing the scene.

According to witnesses, the cyclist was a tall male who was riding on a public footpath when he struck Carter. Nadine expressed her disbelief and anger towards the rider, saying, "The fact that the cyclist did not stop to check on my child or even seek help shows that he has no heart. It is truly unbelievable behavior."

E-bikes, also known as electrically assisted pedal cycles, are legal in the UK and do not require a license to ride. However, they must have a speed restriction of 15.5mph. Unfortunately, there has been an increase in illegally modified "death-trap" e-bikes that can reach speeds of up to 70mph, leading to concerns about their safety. Data on e-bike-related incidents are limited, but there were 64 deaths involving e-bikes in London in 2022 and 106 casualties the year before.

The police are still investigating the incident and are trying to identify the type of bike that was being ridden. They stated, "The person riding the bike left the scene following the incident. Our investigation remains ongoing, including speaking with the boy and his family, conducting house-to-house enquiries, and analyzing CCTV footage." Nadine hopes that the rider will be caught and held accountable for his actions, as she believes that what he did was heartless and inexcusable.

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