TWO boys have been released on police bail after a teenage girl was knocked down by a scrambler bike.

A 16-year-old and a 12-year-old, both from St Helens, were arrested following the incident on Ashton’s Green Drive, Parr last Friday.

A 15-year-old girl, who was left with head injuries after being hit by the vehicle, remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Her injuries are not believed to be life threatening, a police spokesman said.

The boys were arrested shortly after 2.50pm on Friday January 13, on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and motoring offences.

They were questioned by police before being released on bail on Saturday.

The girl’s injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

TWO boys have been arrested after a collision involving a teenage girl being hit by a scrambler bike.

A 16-year-old and a 12-year-old, both from St Helens, have been arrested following the incident on Ashton’s Green Drive, Parr where a 15-year-old girl was left with head injuries.

They were arrested shortly after 2.50pm today, Friday January 13, in the Watery Lane area on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and motoring offences.

They have been taken to police stations in Merseyside to be questioned.

The girl’s injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

The scrambler bike has been recovered from the scene and will be forensically examined.

Chief inspector Tony Jones, said: "Our inquiries into this incident are at an early stage but we believe the scrambler bike was being ridden in a dangerous and anti-social way prior to the collision, and mounted the pavement.

“It is not believed the males were wearing helmets.

"The riding of scrambler bikes in this way is putting other road users and pedestrians at risk.

“These people have no regard for anyone but themselves and don’t care about the risk they pose to others.

"If you saw this bike being ridden by two males in anti-social manner at around 2.30pm please come forward.

"We will continue to take pro-active action against those involved in the criminal use of scrambler bikes on our roads and will do everything possible to locate and seize suspected stolen or nuisance bikes and arrest those who are putting the safety of others at risk.

"I would like to take this opportunity to reassure communities across Merseyside that we understand their concerns about scrambler bikes and are relentless in our efforts to tackle them.

"Such behaviour cannot and will not be tolerated on the streets of Merseyside and our response reflects how seriously we take this issue.

"I would urge anyone with information which could help us take these bikes out of circulation and make our streets safer to keep coming forward."

Anyone with information on who is using these bikes and where they are being stored is urged to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

A TEENAGE girl has been taken to hospital after being hit by a scrambler bike.

Police were called at around 2.50pm to Ashton’s Green Drive in Parr to reports that a girl was left with head injuries after being hit and has since been taken to hospital.

A police spokesman said that the scrambler bike was left at the scene after “two males left on foot”.

Officers are searching for those involved and a police presence was also sited on Watery Lane.

Updates to follow.