Air Ambulance deployed to Hucknall yesterday to treat seriously injured teenager trapped under a car

A teenager was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was trapped under a car following an incident in Hucknall yesterday morning (Sunday 16 January).

Emergency services including police, fire, paramedics and the air ambulance responded to the incident in Laughton Crescent, just off Ruffs Drive, at around 9.20am yesterday.

Roads were closed while efforts were made to free the unconscious 18-year-old victim. Members of the public also helped at the scene.

After the victim was freed, he was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre with serious injuries. The full extent of his injuries is not yet known although they are currently believed to be life-threatening and he remains in a critical condition in hospital.

A spokesperson for the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance said: "Our critical care doctor and paramedic crew responded to a report of an RTC in the Hucknall area yesterday (Sunday 16 January 2022). After landing our helicopter close to the scene the team treated a patient before escorting them to hospital on a land ambulance."

Police arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, taking a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, and driving without a licence and without insurance.

Detective Sergeant Matthew Dumbrell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Our enquiries are ongoing into this incident and we are working hard to establish the circumstances of what happened.

"While we have made an arrest our investigation remains in its early stages and we are appealing for anyone who saw what happened or who may have recorded CCTV or dash-cam footage at the scene to please get in touch with police as soon as possible."

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information which could assist police with their enquiries is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 193 of 16 January 2022, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

The boy who was arrested has since been released on conditional bail while detectives continue with their enquiries.