Car collides with cyclist near Middlewich

It happened on Sunday

Author: Jon BurkePublished 20th Jan 2026

Police are appealing for witnesses and video footage, after a collision near Middlewich.

At 6pm on Sunday 18 January, police were called to a collision on the A533, Bostock Road, in Stanthorne.

Officers attended and found that a pedal cyclist had been hit by a car, believed to be a black Mercedes or a black BMW, which failed to stop at the scene.

The cyclist, a 16-year-old local boy, was injured as a result of the incident and taken to Leighton Hospital.

Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and officers are appealing for information from the public.

PC James Lasok-Smith, of the Road and Crime Unit, said: ā€œWe are appealing for anyone who witnessed what happened and has not already spoken to police to please get in touch with us. This occurred at a busy road when there would have been a lot of traffic in the area.

ā€œThe same goes for anyone with any relevant CCTV or dashcam footage from around the time of the incident.

ā€œYou can report information to us by calling 101 or you can visit our website quoting IML-2253902.ā€

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