Horrifying moment hit-and-run cyclist riding on pavement smashes into three-year-old girl and drags her 12ft






Tiny Lucie Wilding was left sprawled on the ground covered in blood, but the cyclist sped off without checking to see if she was okay.





This is the horrifying moment a toddler is knocked over by a hit-and-run cyclist riding on the pavement and then dragged face-down along the path.
Graphic CCTV footage captured the moment three-year-old Lucie Wilding was hit as she followed her mum out of the front gate.

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Lucie follows her mum out of the front gate to the car.

As the cyclist careered straight into her, the tiny girl got caught in the pedals of the bike, forcing him to fall off.
But as Lucie lay on the ground covered in blood, the cyclist cruelly fled from the scene.

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The cyclist comes out of nowhere and crashes into the toddler.

Mum Lauren Howarth, 26, said: "One minute she was behind me and the next she was further along the street, sprawled across the pavement.
"I thought she was dead. There was blood coming from everywhere. She was hysterical, screaming at the top of her lungs.

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Lucie is dragged along the ground but the cyclist continues without stopping.

"I had to check she still had arms and legs because the speed she was taken was so quick and she'd just been flattened by this bike."
Lucie's dad Matt, a first responder, ran to pick Lucie up and she was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital A&E.

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Lucie's mum and dad run to her as she lies covered in blood on the pavement.

Incredibly the toddler, who was covered in cuts to her face, head, hands and knees, did not suffer any serious injuries.
Her family are shocked that the cyclist made no effort to check how Lucie was, and claim he began swearing at them before getting back on his bike.
Lauren, a carer who is also mum to Katie, six, and six-week-old Ellie, said: "He was on the floor with his head on the pavement. I was expecting him to say 'I'm so sorry, is everyone okay' or something like that but there was nothing.

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Her dad picks her up and cradles her.

"As soon as he got up he started swearing at us, as if it was Lucie's fault that he had hit her.
"The next thing we knew he'd gone and we've not heard from him since.
"I know it would have been a shock for him but it would have been nice for him to put a note through the door to check how she is.
"For all he knew, she could be dead."

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Luckily, Lucie escaped with just cuts and bruises.

Lucie is recovering at home but has been left petrified of bikes.
Lauren said: "She's now very nervous of bikes, and we've had to tell her daddy has got rid of the bike to make her feel better.
"But she won't walk across the pavement to the car at the moment, we have to carry her, because she's scared of being hit.
"She's been really brave though, we're really proud of her."

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Lauren's mum Lucie says she is recovering at home.

Police said a man in his 20s has since contacted them in connection with the incident and is due to be spoken to by officers tomorrow.
PC Joanna Mills of Lancashire Police said: "There are a number of offences that will be discussed with this man - riding on pavements and dangerous cycling.
"Lucie is lucky she's escaped with only scrapes and bruises. It could have been a lot worse."