Horror as family feared little girl was killed after being mowed down by motorcyclist

A horrified mum thought her five-year-old girl was dead after being knocked down by an off-road biker. The masked motorcyclist mowed down the little girl as she was leaving a fair on Sunday (June 2).

As she walked with her family, the girl's dad yelled 'bike' as he noticed the vehicle heading towards them. But it was too late for the girl, who was dragged 20 metres along the pavement, before rolling onto a grass verge.

"It all happened in an instant," the girl's mum told Stoke-on-Trent Live. The family - which also includes a two-year-old child and six-month-old baby - had been making their way from Central Forest Park in Hanley, Stoke, towards the town centre when the horror unfolded.

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The rider of the motorcycle is believed to be a teenage boy aged between 15 and 17 and he was carrying a passenger on the back. He failed to stop and proceeded to ride at a high speed away from the family.

The distraught mum said: "My partner chased after the boys and I screamed at the top of my lungs and ran to my daughter and scooped her in my arms. It was terrifying, she was unconscious, and I was scared to look at her face in case it was missing after being dragged.

"She has cuts and bruises all over her face including her nose, forehead, ears, under her hair, as well as on her bum, back, legs and feet. She could've needed a skin graft. Her fingers were dislocated and she has a head injury and has been vomiting constantly. She can barely walk because of all the sores on her legs.

"I can't believe they haven't apologised or explained why they hadn't stopped. If they'd slammed the brakes on they probably would've only clipped