A child has been airlifted to hospital with life-changing injuries after a hit-and-run.

The youngster was hit by a motorbike on Central Drive in Shotton, Flintshire, at about 17:30 BST on Thursday.

The child, whose age has not been released, was airlifted to Liverpool’s Alder Hey Hospital and they are in a critical condition.

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.

North Wales Police Ch Insp Trystan Bevan said officers were trying to “locate a suspect who failed to stop following the collision”.