Scrambler bikes tearing through streets one day after woman left fighting for life
A 17 year old boy has been detained by police
Updated
Edenhurst Avenue in Roby (Image: Google Streetview)
Scrambler bikes were seen tearing through the streets of Roby just one day after a woman was left fighting for her life in a serious crash.
A teenage boy was detained by officers after scrambler bikes were ridden in an antisocial manner , Merseyside Police have confirmed.
Officers were contacted at 3pm today over reports the bikes were seen around Edenhurst Avenue in Roby.
This comes a day after a woman in her 20s was critically injured after she was hit by a scrambler bike on a nearby road, Court Hey Road, on Monday afternoon.
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