A CHILD sustained "life-threatening injuries" following a crash in Holyhead.

Officers are appealing for witnesses following the road traffic collision on Monday afternoon (May 31).

Shortly after 5pm police were notified of a collision on Cyttir Road involving a car and a pedal cyclist.

The cyclist, an 11-year-old boy, was airlifted to Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool with serious, life-threatening injuries.

Sergeant Jason Diamond of the Road Policing Unit said: “We are urging anybody who may have witnessed the collision, which involved a blue coloured Mazda to get in touch with us immediately.

“The Mazda was travelling along Cyttir Road towards London Road, and the cyclist had come from the direction of Tyn Pwll Road.

“We are also requesting contact from anybody who lives on Cyttir Road or Tyn Pwll Road and who has private CCTV, or anybody who was in the vicinity and who may have dash cam footage to contact us.”

Anybody with information that could assist with the investigation is asked to contact officers at the Roads Policing Unit via the North Wales Police website or telephone 101, quoting incident number Z076411.