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Boy, 16, from Burntwood, critical after being knocked off bike

A 16-year-old boy who was injured when his bike was hit by a van remains in a critical condition.

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The teenager, from the Burntwood area, suffered multiple serious injuries in the crash on the A51 Western Bypass, near the junction of Abnalls Lane, in Lichfield at around 5pm on Thursday.

Staffordshire Police said the boy was in a critical but stable condition in hospital. The van driver was not injured in the incident and the force has launched an investigation.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to call 101, quoting incident number 571 of January 31.

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