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Child seriously injured after being hit by motorbike

News imageMartin Giles/BBC A street view shows a junction at a road. There are redbrick houses and cars parked on driveways, with a long skid mark visible on the road surface.Martin Giles/BBC
The crash happened in Howe Lane, near the junction with Glenn Road

A child has been seriously injured after being hit by a motorcycle.

The Suzuki motorcycle collided with the child, a pedestrian, at about 13:10 GMT in Howe Lane, Poringland, on Sunday.

Norfolk Police said the child was taken by air ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where they remain in a serious but stable condition.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving and a second man, also in his 20s, has been arrested in connection with the incident.

News imageMartin Giles/BBC A road junction is shown with red brick houses to the left of a road, with red temporary barriers in place of some sections of wooden fencing.Martin Giles/BBC
Emergency services were called to Howe Lane, Poringland at about 13:10 GMT on Sunday

Police have appealed for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.

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