Traffic officers are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Barnet that left a child seriously injured in hospital.
Police were called at just before 20:15hrs on Tuesday, 17 June to reports of a bus and a child in collision on Chesterfield Road, Barnet.
Officers attended. The eight-year-old boy, who had been riding a bike, had suffered head and leg injuries and was taken by ambulance to hospital, where he remains. His injuries are currently described as life threatening.
His next of kin have been informed and taken to hospital by police.
The driver of the bus, a route 184, stopped at the scene. He has not been arrested.
Traffic officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are carrying out enquiries into the circumstances of the collision and are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with any information to contact them.
Anyone who can assist police is asked to call the dedicated witness line on 020 8991 9555.