A 13-YEAR-old schoolboy has been arrested in connection with a string of terrifying hit-and-runs involving a black Range Rover.
Officers were called to four incidents which unfolded just minutes apart across Lincolnshire towns, on September 26.
A cyclist was knocked off his bike in Maltby Le Marsh, Alford, at 8.20am
The first crash was reported at 6.44am when a cyclist was knocked down on Priory Road, in Boston, by a driver who fled the scene.
Paramedics rushed the man to hospital with serious injuries.
The force responded to calls again at 8.20am at Maltby Le Marsh in Alford.
Officers discovered another man had been hit while riding his bike by a car that failed to stop.
Just 20 minutes later, another crash was phoned in after an OAP was hit and left with minor injuries.
The vehicle also narrowly missed smashing into a young child during the horror on West Street, in Alford.
At 10.04am cops raced to Bluestone Heath Road, Calceby, Alford, as a third cyclist had been mowed down.
Again, the car did not stop at the scene.
Shortly after 10.23am a 13-year-old boy was arrested in the area of Hainton Road, Louth.
He was detained on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving whilst unfit through drugs, drive a motor vehicle otherwise that in accordance with a licence, using a vehicle on a road without third party insurance, and aggravated vehicle taking.
It is believed that a black Range Rover may have been involved in each of these incidents.
Investigating Officer Sgt Billy Spence, said: “I appreciate this is an unusual and, most likely, a worrying set of incidents for people who may been in the area at the time, and we are of course sending our best wishes and thoughts to those injured for a quick and full recovery.
“We have a young man in custody who is helping us with our enquiries, and we are keeping an open mind about the exact events of today, but we believe these incidents are linked. We do need the help of the public in order to make sure we have as much information and evidence as possible in order to carry out a thorough enquiry.
“If you have any dashcam footage, CCTV, witnesses, or any other information that could help and haven’t already spoken to us we would appreciate you getting in touch.
“I would also ask that the wider public do not speculate about what has happened here today and allow us to carry out our enquiries as fairly and freely as possible.”
If you have any information that could help the enquiry, please contact the force by emailing billy.spence@lincs.police.uk or call 07796957595.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with four terrifying hit-and-runs
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