Stepmum's plea for information as teenage boy fights for life after hit and run in Wigan

Jack Worwood, 13, is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a car as he walked on the pavement on Old Road, Ashton, at 4.30pm on Tuesday.

The car, which was a Jaguar, then crashed into a wall, before the driver and passenger fled.

In a moving Facebook post, his stepmother Tracy Marie Robinson said: "Please please if anyone can help us as a family to find information regarding a hit and run in Ashton-in-Makerfield yesterday, that has left our 13yr old son on life support and is critical condition.

"Jack Worwood is just 13 and was on the pavement on the way to meet his friends to play football, he had only left the house 15 mins prior to the hit and run. This has devastated all our family and extended family."

She asked anyone with information about what happened to call the police.

The Facebook message has been shared more than 2,000 times since it was posted just before 11am on Wednesday and hundreds of people have passed on their best wishes to the boy's family.

Police are investigating the incident and a 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He remains in custody for questioning by police.

Anyone with information about what happened can call police on 0161 856 4741, quoting incident 1965 of July 7, or charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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