A BOY, aged 11, suffered serious injuries after he was knocked off his bike in Westhoughton.

Leon Adams, from Bolton Road, was in collision with a Peugeot 306 in Manchester Road shortly before 7pm yesterday.

The driver Marcus Williams, 21, from Mabel Street, Westhoughton, escaped unhurt.

The schoolboy was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital with a fractured pelvis.

Police are appealing for witnesses to call Bolton traffic unit on 0161 85605972.