A 17-year-old boy was hurt this afternoon after an accident on his moped.

He was riding the black moped along Church Lane, Slough travelling from the A412 Uxbridge Road in the direction of Wexham Park Hospital at about 2.25pm.

The rider fell off his bike and came to rest in the road.

A passing ambulance stopped to tend to him and took him to Wexham Park Hospital, but he was later transferred to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

He sustained head injuries and remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Investigating officer Police Constable Marcus Audoin, of the Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing, said: “We believe that a number of motorists might have been in the area when this incident occurred. I would like them to please get in touch as they might have important witness information.”

If you have any information relating to this case, please call 101 quoting reference '970 14/06/2017', or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.