A SCRAMBLER bike rider was taken to hospital with head and leg injuries after a suspected hit-and-run in Wallasey last night.

Police were called to Liscard Village at around 9.30pm to reports of motorbikes and scrambler bikes driving dangerously in the area.

A green Kawazaki scrambler bike with no registration was reportedly involved in a collision with a Honda Accord close to the Royal Oak pub on Liscard Way.

The driver and passengers of the car are believed to have abandoned it after the collision before fleeing on foot.

The scrambler rider's injuries were described as serious but not likely to prove life-threatening.

An investigation is underway to identify the occupants of the car and the full circumstances of the incident. 

Merseyside Police Chief Inspector Diane Pownall said: “At this early stage of the investigation, we are trying to establish exactly what happened in the lead-up, during and in the aftermath of this collision.

"Bikes had been reported as driving dangerously in the area prior to the incident, so I would appeal to anyone who witnessed this to speak with us.

"We believe that a number of people ran off from the car and we are determined to identify them as quickly as possible, so any information which you can give will be acted upon.”

Witnesses can call the MSOC Roads Policing Officers on 0151 777 5747, call 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.