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Two boys charged after boy hurt in Leigh van chase Boy, 16, pleads guilty to hit-and-run of three-year-old
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Two teens have been charged over a hit-and-run during a police pursuit which left a boy "fighting for his life". A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a hit-and-run crash which left a toddler critically injured.
Leo Durrington, three, was knocked down by a stolen Ford Transit in Wigan Road, Leigh, at about 10:30 GMT on Tuesday. Leo Durrington, three, was hit by a stolen Ford Transit in Wigan Road, Leigh, at about 10:30 GMT on Tuesday.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, police said. The 16-year-old and another boy, aged 15, appeared before magistrates today.
He is due before Wigan Youth Court alongside a 15-year-old boy accused of allowing himself to be carried in a stolen motor vehicle. The older boy also admitted failing to stop for police and after a collision, driving without a licence and insurance and a handling a stolen van.
The 16-year-old is also charged with handling stolen goods, failing to stop at a crash scene, failing to report a crash and driving without a licence and insurance. The other youngster admitted a single charge of being carried in a stolen vehicle.
Neither of the teenagers can be named because of their ages.
Greater Manchester Police said the injured boy was still in a critical condition in hospital.Greater Manchester Police said the injured boy was still in a critical condition in hospital.