Newborn baby in 'serious condition' after mother hit by e-bike while pregnant

A newborn baby is in a serious condition after their mother was hit by an e-bike while she was pregnant.

Police said the rider of the vehicle reportedly failed to stop at the scene in Poole, Dorset, following the collision at around 3.50pm on Monday.

The woman, aged in her 30s, went to hospital for treatment and later gave birth.

A police spokesperson said the baby "remains in hospital in a serious condition".

Dorset Police has urged anyone who saw what happened to come forward.

PC Dan Blagden, of the force's roads policing team, said: "We are carrying out a full investigation into the circumstances of this collision and I would urge any witnesses who have not already spoken to police to please contact us.

"I would also like to hear from anyone who may have captured relevant dashcam footage or witnessed the manner of the riding of the e-bike prior to the collision.

"We understand there was a pillion passenger on the e-bike at the time of the incident, and we would ask this person and the rider to come forward and speak to police."

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